As he approached Lower Manhattan in the spring of 2023, former President Donald J. Trump was met with crowds chanting "New York hates you," showcasing the city's long-standing disdain for him since the 2016 election when 79 percent voted for Hillary Clinton.
Despite New York's pronounced anti-Trump sentiment, it elected Eric Adams, a mayor who resonates with Trump’s playbook, sharing similarities in personality, style, and controversial leadership under criminal scrutiny.
Both Trump and Adams are historic figures, facing legal challenges: Trump as the first former president to face criminal conviction, and Adams, under indictment as the first sitting mayor facing such charges, highlighting how voters overlooked multiple red flags in their past.
Mayor Adams, like Trump, exudes a showman’s charisma and self-publicity, declaring himself the 'future of the Democratic Party' and drawing parallels between his leadership style and that of Trump, despite their political differences.
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