Being “tough on crime” has worked for conservative politicians for decades, and it worked for Adams too. But quickly, Adams’ actual conservative policies and resolute unseriousness about governance knocked him out of the public’s good graces.

Mayor Eric Adams said the Democratic Party has abandoned him – and everyday New Yorkers. “People often say, ‘Well, you know, you don’t sound like a Democrat and you seem to have left the party,’” Adams told host Tucker Carlson during an interview due to air Tuesday night.

Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams ranted about the Democratic Party abandoning him while echoing MAGA’s immigration talking points in a sit-down with Tucker Carlson. While the Democrat mayor acknowledged that the U.