For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration.
Not anymore.
The day news of his indictment on corruption charges broke, Adams defiantly suggested, without providing evidence, that U.S. prosecutors had gone after him because he had criticized President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
“Despite our pleas, when the federal government did nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system with no relief, I put the people of New York before party and politics,” he said. “I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be a target — and a target I became.”
The accusation from Adams marked a sharp turn for a retired police captain turned politician, whose commitment to law-and-order has been a calling card during his time in office.
The rhetoric was also similar to that of other politicians who have found themselves facing various accusations.
He was targeted by the most powerful groups in society, immigrants.
One day, this country’s most marginalized group, police, will rise up, and get the boot of homeless people off their necks.
Didn’t you hear? A cop got shot in the subway just the other day, along with 3 other bystanders. They’re just being hunted out there.
“Oh no, who shot them?”
“That’s all the time we have.”
As common a tactic as it is, it’s not actually a denial of the allegations.
It’s an accusation of “Everyone does it, but they’re targeting me! Not fair!”It’s not my corruption that’s the problem, it’s Joe Biden!!
The old orange felon has provided an eternal blueprint for fellow crime goons and a virtual get out of jail key for any crime.
Too bad Adams is not orange or white. He missed a key component of the plan.
Also not rich enough.
He was trying. He clearly didn’t go hard enough on the “pay to play” schemes.
good.
I wish everyone with your shitty politics would get targeted.
I don’t know why, but when I saw him after he was first sworn in I had a bad feeling about the dude. Sorry I was right.
You know what it means if you were targeted for your politics?
That you’re bad at politics.
It’s definitely not because he’s horribly corrupt. It’s never that.
Didn’t the FBI start this investigation in 2017? Or do they simply have evidence that goes back that far?
What’s the difference between Batman and Blackman? Batman can go to the store without Robin.
