In an unusual on-air encounter, New York Mayor Eric Adams was pressed into cooperation with the federal government regarding immigration policies during an appearance on Fox & Friends. Tom Homan, a Trump-administration official, threatened further action if Adams doesn't comply, following the suspension of federal charges against him for bribery and campaign-finance offenses. These developments suggest a troubling dynamic where federal power is leveraged to control local leaders, raising concerns over the legality of such manipulations, indicative of a broader trend established under the Trump administration.
"If he doesn't come through, I'll be back in New York City, and we won't be sitting on the couch—I’ll be in his office, up his butt, saying, 'Where the hell is the agreement we came to?'"
"This was one of a series of Trump-administration actions that suggest that bribery is now effectively legal."
"Federal officials have Adams, a Democrat, where they want him: They've ordered that the federal criminal charges against him be suspended, and now he has no choice but to do exactly what the White House wants."
"Humiliating as shameless a figure as Adams is no mean feat, but Donald Trump seems to have managed it."
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