New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) didn’t rule out a return to the Republican Party during an interview with NY1 amid looming controversy surrounding him involving more federal corruption charges.
“The party that’s most important for me is the American party — I’m a part of the American party,” he said when asked about joining the GOP.
“I love this country.”
Adams was a registered Republican in the 1990s while he served as a cop. He has spoken favorably about President-elect Trump and his incoming administration in recent weeks. He spoke openly about his views on immigration at a press conference on Tuesday where he requested a meeting with the appointed “border czar” Tom Homan.
“Those who are here committing crimes—robberies, shooting at police officers, raping innocent people—have been a harm to our country, I want to sit down and hear the plan on how we’re going to address them,” he told the audience.
“Those are the people I am talking about, and I would love to sit down with the Border Czar and hear his thoughts on how we’re going to address those who are harming our citizens.”
The two are expected to meet next week, according to the New York Times.
Adams promised to secure the state which is home to millions of immigrants, according to the American Immigration Council.
“If you come into this country, in this city, and think you’re going to harm innocent New Yorkers and innocent migrants and asylum seekers, this is not the mayor you want to be in the city under,” the mayor said.
Adams spoke positively about Elon Musk’s approach to restructuring government norms and briefly collided with President-elect Trump during a UFC match at Madison Square Garden last month.
