Eric Adams Takes Swings At Media And Mayoral Rivals — But Not At Trump
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Following a Manhattan rally where the Republican presidential nominee bashed immigrants, the mayor refused to address questions on Donald Trump or his mass deportation vow.
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At his weekly briefing with reporters Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams took digs at the media, his competitors for next year’s mayoral primary, and, not for the first time, City Comptroller Brad Lander.
But with just one week to go before the presidential election, Adams declined to say anything negative about former President Donald Trump — and refused to answer even factual questions, such as when the two last spoke.
“Give me another question, please,” he told his staffer after that inquiry, before adding to the reporter: “You lost your opportunity.”
The briefing came just days after a huge Trump rally at Madison Square Garden, at which a comedian guest speaker referred to Puerto Rico as an island of garbage and where Trump himself restated his vow to launch “the largest deportation program in American history” if elected.
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