Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the Democratic Party “left” him and the working class behind, during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that aired on Tuesday.
“People often say, ‘You don’t sound like a Democrat. You seem to have left the party,’” Adams told Carlson.
“No, the party left me, and it left working-class people.”
Throughout the interview, Adams tied his indictment on bribery and corruption charges to his decision to speak out against the illegal immigrant surge in New York City.
He claimed those who push back on “the norm” within the Democratic party get “demonized.”
As Katabella Roberts reports for The Epoch Times, Adams was indicted in September 2024 on charges of taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources.
The charges include accepting improper valuable benefits, including luxury international travel, from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him.
The indictment alleges that Adams not only accepted but also sought out illegal campaign contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign.
The mayor has denied the allegations against him and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Adams told Carlson that he felt there were people within the “orbit” of the Justice Department under the Biden administration who felt he was “not a good Democrat” after he raised concerns about the “onslaught” of migrants into the city and various failed border policies.
Those failed policies ultimately cost the city $6.5 billion in clothing, food, and accommodation for migrants, he said.
The mayor also said former President Joe Biden and his aides had “basically” told him to “be a good Democrat” when he raised concerns over the alarming number of illegal immigrants arriving in the city and the impact it was having on the ground.
“You know, one of [Biden’s] aids told me that, ‘Listen, this is like a gallstone, it’ll pass. It’ll hurt now, but it’ll pass,’” Adams said.
How about all the Haitans they flew in Salisbury Maryland Airport ?
There were only 300 Haitans in Salisbury prior to Barry O’BIDEN taking office..
Now there are over 7,000 Haitans in Salisbury, and all of them have ENT CARDS at working class expense.
Closer to 30,000 of them.
30,000 is the total population of Salisbury Joe
Yeah, years ago. That number has clearly changed.
Most of them are pregnant. More EBT goodies. Carts overflowing with more than I can afford since I’m paying cash.
Oops, typo
That’s EBT CARDS