New York City Mayor Eric Adams (Democrat) did not rule out a possible return to the Republican Party in an interview with NY1 amid growing controversy surrounding him over more federal corruption charges.
When asked about joining the Republican Party, he said, “The most important party to me is the American party. “I am a member of the American political party,” he said.
“I love this country.”
Adams was a registered Republican while serving as a police officer in the 1990s. He has spoken favorably of President-elect Trump and his incoming administration in recent weeks. He publicly expressed his views on immigration at a news conference Tuesday, where he requested a meeting with his appointed “border czar” Tom Homan.
“The people who commit crimes here – robberies, shooting police officers, raping innocent people – they are harming our country. I want to sit down and hear a plan on how to deal with them,” he said. audience.
“It is these people I am talking about. I would like to sit down with the border czar and hear his thoughts on how to deal with those who harm our citizens.”
According to the New York Times, the two are scheduled to meet next week.
Adams promised to secure states home to millions of immigrants, according to the American Immigration Council.
“If you think you’re going to come to this country, this city and harm innocent New Yorkers, innocent immigrants and asylum seekers, then this is not the mayor you want,” the mayor said.
Adams has spoken positively of Elon Musk’s approach to reshaping government norms and briefly clashed with the president-elect during his UFC fight at Madison Square Garden last month.
