Mayor Adams spoke to President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday about working collectively to deal with “issues in the city,” Adams stated, with out going into specifics or disclosing whether or not they mentioned the prospect of mass deportations or Adams’ pending legal case.
“I communicated with the president yesterday to state that there are many issues here in the city that we want to work together with the administration to address,” the mayor stated at an unrelated press convention Thursday, naming infrastructure as one of many subjects.
Adams additionally stated he’s assured he’ll have the ability to discover “common ground” with Trump on public security. Throughout his marketing campaign for the White Home, Trump highlighted crime in cities comparable to New York in criticizing Democrats’ strategy to security.
“I look forward to coordinating with any and everyone to keep this great city safe,” Adams stated.
The mayor declined to say if the pair spoke concerning the incoming president’s risk of mass deportations or if he had personally congratulated Trump on his victory. He didn’t reply a query about whether or not Trump’s future U.S. lawyer normal would possibly assist him along with his federal corruption case.
“I’m not going to go into private conversations,” Adams stated.
The mayor additionally stated he has but to “make a final determination” about eradicating fluoride, a mineral that helps strengthen enamel and reduces cavities, from the water provide.
Former candidate Robert F. Kennedy, who’s on Trump’s transition group, not too long ago stated he would advise methods throughout the nation to do away with the mineral.
Within the lead-up to the election, the mayor sidestepped questions on supportive phrases Trump directed in the direction of him and drew anger from Democrats for saying it was inappropriate to name the previous president a fascist. Trump has twice expressed sympathies for the mayor. Final month, Trump advised Adams on the Al Smith dinner that they each had been focused by Biden’s Justice Division.
“We were persecuted, Eric,” Trump stated on the occasion. “I was persecuted, and so are you, Eric.”
The mayor is ready to go on trial in April on prices he carried out political favors in trade for unlawful straw donations and journey perks. The mayor has pleaded not responsible to the allegations. Federal prosecutors with the Manhattan U.S. Lawyer’s workplace, who introduced the case, have stated they could deliver a superseding indictment in opposition to Adams.
Adams beforehand stated he deliberate to speak with Trump’s administration about “the impact of migrants and asylum seekers” at a Wednesday press convention on the influence of the presidential election.
He then pledged to work with the incoming Trump administration on immigration points and hoped to develop “a realistic and compassionate” technique on the federal degree.
Manuel Castro, Adams’ immigrant affairs commissioner, stated Wednesday the mayor’s group will speak to the Trump administration to “hopefully change their minds” about initiatives like mass deportations.
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