Mayor Eric Adams is facing backlash after an hour-long interview with Tucker Carlson, where he criticized the Democratic Party for abandoning New Yorkers and claimed the Biden administration urged him to stay silent about the city’s migrant crisis.

The mayor watched the inauguration ceremony from the screens of the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall, which served as the designated overflow room.

In an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired on Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams doubled down on his claims that federal prosecutors targeted him because of his criticism of President Joe Biden’s handling of what he considered a crisis at the U.S. southern border.

Trump has the power to pardon the New York City mayor, whom federal prosecutors indicted in September on bribery charges.

The New York City mayor recently dined with Donald Trump, who has the power to pardon him in his federal case.

Given Adams’ record of anti-white comments and sanctuary city support, how can GOP leaders even consider this guy?

In a nearly 50-minute sit-down, the mayor railed against former president Joe Biden and said he was targeted for his criticism of the administration.

Chief of Department John Chell and Deputy Commissioner for Operations Kaz Daughtry, whom Adams counts as close allies, were spotted in Washington. Chell attended Trump’s New York City rally at Madison Square Garden, where he gave an on-screen interview to conservative television network Newsmax in his police uniform.

New York City will “coordinate” with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on deporting migrant criminals, Mayor Eric Adams said this week as major cities brace for President

The trip comes as Adams stares down federal corruption charges and just days before the president-elect’s inauguration.

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, a Democrat, declined to say anything negative about Donald J. Trump’s early executive orders, saying he would bring any concerns directly to the president.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who had planned to attend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations in Brooklyn and Manhattan, made a last-minute change to his schedule to travel to Washington for Donald Trump’s inauguration.