Adams blasts 'fake news' amid GOP rumours, Trump talks

Mayor Eric Adams called media reports “fake news” on Friday following growing speculation about his potential return to the Republican Party. In an appearance on The Reset Talk Show, the mayor dismissed the rumors, saying, “I never thought I would be quoting the incoming president, but it’s just fake news. These guys they just create this fake news.”

The speculation ignited last week after Adams, a Democrat, refrained from ruling out a return to the GOP during an interview with NY1. The remarks sparked questions about whether he might run for reelection as a Republican. “Someone asked me a question on one channel about running for reelection and I said, ‘Listen, I’m part of the American Party.’ I believe we have to do what’s best for America because the American public, this partisanship, this squabbling back and forth while they’re suffering,” he explained at the time.

Despite the speculation, Adams was clear in reaffirming his Democratic stance. “I was a Democrat candidate as a senator, as a borough president, as a mayor and I’m going to be a Democratic candidate again,” he said in Friday’s interview.

Adams’ comments come amid his cautious stance toward President-elect Donald Trump, whom he has avoided criticizing since the election. On Thursday, he met with Tom Homan, Trump’s incoming “border czar,” where he shared his views on immigration and crime. “It was Democrats who cost us $6.5 billion in migrant and asylum seekers and ignored our pleas for help. Those were Democrats who did that that didn’t secure our border,” Adams said.

The mayor emphasized his position on violent crime, particularly involving immigrants. “I was clear, last year, prior to the election, that those who are committing violent criminal acts in our city, they are violating the privilege of being in the city and in this country. I’ve said that over and over again. This is not this is not Donald Trump’s talking point. This is my talking point, and it’s the talking point of working-class people in the city,” he added.

While Adams has expressed his own views on criminal immigrants, Trump has vowed to deport millions of migrants, including those without criminal records—a promise supported by many New Yorkers. A recent Siena Poll revealed that 54% of New York voters would back state efforts to support Trump’s push for migrant deportations.

In other news, Adams made controversial comments regarding the murder of United Healthcare CEO Luigi Mangione, suggesting the suspect, 26-year-old University of Pennsylvania student Luigi Mangione, had been radicalized. “We’re radicalizing our children in general, but specifically on these Ivy League campuses. I saw that at Columbia University when you look at some of the literature that was on the ground there about hating America,” Adams claimed.