NYC Mayor Eric Adams Continues Cozying Up to Trump Administration With New Criticism Of Biden, Dems

New York City Mayor Eric Adams raised eyebrows earlier this week when he announced he would attend President Donald Trump's inauguration just hours before the ceremony took place in Washington D.C. The decision to appear in the event was the latest indication that the two politicians, despite being part of different parties, are cozying up and could form an unlikely alliance over the next few years.

The controversial mayor has made headlines since Trump declared victory in the November elections for criticizing the Biden administration, threatening to end his city's sanctuary status for migrants and even meeting with the now President at Mar-a-Lago.

As he headed down to Washington for the inauguration, Adams canceled several scheduled appearances in celebration of Martin Luther King's Birthday, a decision that has been criticized by Democrats at odds with him and celebrated by Republicans.

The Democratic mayor continued showing his shift after the inauguration, sitting down for an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, where he criticized the Biden administration's immigration policy.

Adams told Carlson, a former Fox News host and well-known ally of President Donald Trump, that Biden and his aides told him to tone down his comments and deal with an influx of migrants to help the party in the November elections.

"Basically, be a good Democrat, Eric," Adams said. "That was the basic overall theme."

He also said that one of Biden's aides told him, "Listen, this is like a gallstone. It'll pass."

The mayor voiced no opinion on Trump's efforts to outlaw birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. In fact, he has indicated in other appearances he would not share disagreements with Trump publicly. "If I do disagree, I will communicate with him directly," Adams said during his weekly media availability.

Adams' relationship with Trump comes as no surprise. For one, the mayor is considered a conservative Democrat, he was once a Republican, and has indicated being open to once again switching parties. At the same time, Trump himself has called his indictment on five federal corruption charges as unfair and political in nature.

Adams is facing trial in April, just weeks before a contested primary from which he is hoping to again emerge as the Democratic candidate for mayor, according to The New York Times. He has repeatedly argued that he is a target of the Biden Justice Department due to the administration's policies.

President Trump has also expressed openness to pardoning the mayor, agreeing with claims of a justice system that targets adversaries, without evidence.

For now, Adams has said he plans to run for re-election as a Democrat, though he has until Feb. 14 to switch parties. Alternatively, he can seek permission from the city's five county party leaders to run as a Democrat on the Republican party line. The deadline for petitioning to get on the ballot is April.