Eric Adams on Curtis Sliwa Calling Him ‘a Trump Candidate’: ‘You Shouldn’t Even Acknowledge the Existence of His Comments’

BLITZER A political question ░░░░░░░░ before I let you ░░░░░░░░ I know that last ░░░░░░░░ you announced you re ░░░░░░░░ for reelection as mayor ░░░░░░░░ New York but as ░░░░░░░░ independent not necessarily as ░░░░░░░░ Democrat Curtis Sliwa who ░░░░░░░░ running as a Republican ░░░░░░░░ you re a Trump ░░░░░░░░ in this race Are ░░░░░░░░ what he says a ░░░░░░░░ candidate Adams Well first ░░░░░░░░ all you know you ░░░░░░░░ Curtis Sliwa And as ░░░░░░░░ as you say that ░░░░░░░░ know you re going ░░░░░░░░ deal with a high ░░░░░░░░ of buffoonery and you ░░░░░░░░ t even acknowledge the ░░░░░░░░ of his comments because ░░░░░░░░ s not realistic And ░░░░░░░░ he s doing anyone ░░░░░░░░ s a grown man ░░░░░░░░ s still walking around ░░░░░░░░ a red cap on ░░░░░░░░ head you have to ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ am an independent candidate ░░░░░░░░ anyone who has followed ░░░░░░░░ for over 40 years ░░░░░░░░ public service you ll ░░░░░░░░ the consistency in my ░░░░░░░░ And I said over ░░░░░░░░ over again and people ░░░░░░░░ yet to answer the ░░░░░░░░ what have I said ░░░░░░░░ done differently from prior ░░░░░░░░ this election to post ░░░░░░░░ The same message public ░░░░░░░░ protecting the rights of ░░░░░░░░ Yorkers going after dangerous ░░░░░░░░ members who want to ░░░░░░░░ to our country and ░░░░░░░░ harm I ve been ░░░░░░░░ for that pre election ░░░░░░░░ I m still fighting ░░░░░░░░ that post election And ░░░░░░░░ m going to collaborate ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States that s currently ░░░░░░░░ office like I did ░░░░░░░░ the previous president of ░░░░░░░░ United States President Biden ░░░░░░░░ m consistent and I ░░░░░░░░ going to remain consistent.”