(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently stated that he may become a Republican, even though the last time the city had a mayor from the Grand Old Party was in 2001 when Rudy Giuliani was still in office.
The New York Post reported that Adams was a Republican from 1995 to 2002.
When visiting a morning show on NY1, Adams was asked if he would consider rejoining the Republican Party.
“The party that’s most important for me is the American party,” he said. “I’m a part of the American party. I love this country.”
🚨 #BREAKING: NYC Mayor Eric Adams does not rule out re-joining the Republican Party.
He was a Republican from 1997-2001. pic.twitter.com/O16WlJrLzt
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 6, 2024
After giving a non-definitive answer, a host on Pix11 asked Adams during the interview to clarify his comments. The Post reported that Adams wanted to “support American values” no matter what political party he belonged to. He also stated that he would not leave the Democratic Party for now.
“I am going to run for my re-election as a Democrat, but my focus is the American people and the people of New York City, and those who don’t like it, they will cancel me, and I say, ‘Cancel me,’” he said.
However, conservatives on Twitter pointed out that Adams is just a lying politician who only wants to benefit himself and his friends.
“Let’s be clear: Eric Adams is no Republican. In fact, he’s a disgrace to all politics, no matter the party he reinvents himself to be a part of. He is a lying, opportunistic clown who has helped destroy #NYC more than ever,” former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa wrote.
He also talked about how welcoming Adams was to illegal aliens coming to the city, prioritizing them over American citizens.
“We didn’t forget that Adams WELCOMED the migrant crisis when it seemed politically expedient. He took billions of taxpayer money in resources from struggling New Yorkers and gave debit cards, shelter, hotels, food and healthcare to migrants. Not to mention the corrupt contracts to all of his friends who profited off of migrants coming to our city,” he wrote.
Let’s be clear: Eric Adams is no Republican. In fact, he’s a disgrace to all politics, no matter the party he reinvents himself to be apart of. He is a lying, opportunistic clown who has helped destroy #NYC more than ever.
We didn’t forget that Adams WELCOMED the migrant crisis… https://t.co/rh6IrPPLlN
— Curtis Sliwa (@CurtisSliwa) December 6, 2024
Self-described Donald Trump loyalist Roger Stone, Trump impersonator Shawn Farash and editor of The Liberty Daily and America First Report J.D. Rucker agreed with Sliwa in their social media posts.
The guy supported New York City being a sanctuary city and said all illegals were welcome
He has two sexual assault complaints against him which New York City taxpayers are paying to defend him from.. He will never be the Republican nominee for mayor. He is going to federal…— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) December 6, 2024
He campaigned on making NYC a sanctuary city, got what he wanted, and now is trying to play the victim to get a pardon from Trump. That is ALL this is. pic.twitter.com/cWb5g0pyFQ
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) December 3, 2024
Eric Adams is an opportunist. He registered as a Republican for 3 or 4 years in the 90s in "protest" of Democrat policies but they guy has always sided with Democrats.
There are two reasons he's now warming up to the GOP. First and foremost, his comments about illegal aliens…
— JD Rucker (@JDRucker) December 6, 2024
Comedia Tim Young also pointed out that Adams doesn’t automatically rule out joining the Republican Party only because he wants Trump to pardon him since Democrats stabbed him in the back by starting a witchhunt after he started illegals coming and staying in the city.
Eric Adams is considering flipping parties and becoming a Republican again…
Don't think for one second that this is about anything other than him trying to get a pardon… pic.twitter.com/kSXUmP0vMS
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) December 6, 2024
