NYC Mayor Eric Adams By Dan Murphy New York City Mayor Eric Adams is attempting the have the best of both worlds. He wants to woo President Donald Trump in the hopes of having the federal charges against him dropped.
Being “tough on crime” has worked for conservative politicians for decades, and it worked for Adams too. But quickly, Adams’ actual conservative policies and resolute unseriousness about governance knocked him out of the public’s good graces.
You would think the mayor of New York City would stand up to President Trump's hatred of immigrants. You would be wrong.
The mayor watched the inauguration ceremony from the screens of the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall, which served as the designated overflow room.
The roughly 50-minute interview with Carlson, a former Fox News host and well-known ally of President Donald Trump, aired on the first full day of the second Trump administration. The previous day, the mayor canceled his appearances at Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in New York City to accept a last-minute invitation to Trump’s inauguration.
Of course Mayor Eric Adams was right to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday: New York City needs every friend it can get in Washington, and Queens’ most famous native son can be a very good friend indeed. That Adams’ trip to Florida upset his lefty critics is just icing on the cake.
Back in the public eye for the first time in days after a brief health leave, New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave a fiery speech in which he shot down any possible resignation rumors. “Who started this stupid rumor that I was stepping down on Friday?
Adams, a former NYPD captain, has been a champion of the department, and joined the crowd of law enforcement personnel who escorted suspect Luigi Mangione in handcuffs after the fatal shooting of a health insurance CEO. Adams wore a bulletproof vest to join officers in a raid on a suspected migrant crime ring last year.
“He made it very clear that Eric Adams cares more about a pardon than the ... with those efforts — though Chell was also spotted glad-handing GOP officials out on the town. Adams invoked the slain civil rights leader King in defending his decision ...
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is weighing whether to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in his bribery case, according to reports.
The New York City mayor says he will run in the Democratic primary for reelection. He’s also aggressively cozying up to President Donald Trump and the GOP. Can he do both?