Tucker Carlson, one of the most far-reaching media voices in the world, focused his attention on the plight of Mayor Eric Adams in an hour-long interview released yesterday. The interview was conducted in Gracie Mansion.
Adams came under federal attack by Joe Biden's Justice Department after pushing back on the former president's open border policy. By Adams' recollection, he traveled to Washington, DC ten times to speak with Biden administration officials.
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Adams met with Biden once, and again with Gov. Kathy Hochul. He claims that when he pushed back, he was told, "Be a good Democrat, Eric," and that the problem with illegals is "like a gallstone, it'll pass."
"Then you pee it out, [Biden]" Tucker joked sympathetically.
Having been indicted by the Biden DOJ for political crimes, New York Mayor Eric Adams is sounding a lot like a Trump voter these days.
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) January 22, 2025
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Adams claims he was receiving 8,000 illegals per week, and had to provide clothes, shelter, food, and schooling for this flood of humanity.
The mayor revealed that his home was raided while he was in the air, traveling to meet with other mayors of large cities about the alien crisis. "A lot of symbolism there," Adams said with a chuckle.
Carlson steered the conversation toward the subject of sanctuary cities, pointing out that he was initially amused when he saw New York being flooded with illegals due to their sanctuary city status, since the policy defies federal law. Adams replied that he agrees with Tom Homan, the deportation czar, shouldn't be rounded up "in the middle of the night".
Tucker contended that the solution is to not be a sanctuary city, but Adams took a more nuanced take, saying that we need to control the border first, and besides, we need more workers in New York, and America at large.
Without saying it explicitly, Adams implied that we need controlled, legal immigration, and we desperately need skilled workers in New York.
The two had a humorous exchange over the homeless problem and psychotic homeless on the subway. What evolved out of the conversation--Carlson's incredulity and overly simple prescriptions, and Adams' weary, here's-how-it-is explanations--is a picture of a mayor trying his level best to do what's right for the city, while hamstrung by prosecutors rabidly promoting the "rights" of illegals and the homeless to commit all but the most violent crimes without legal ramifications.
From there, the conversation turned free-flowing, a lively back and forth on congestion pricing, public urination and marijuana use, and the "West Side bicycle lobby". It's worth a watch, and as The Manhattan has often opined, it paints the picture of a man trying to lead a city while beset on all sides, most often from Democrats, which, nominally at least, is still Adams' party.
