Mayor Eric Adams once called himself the “Biden of Brooklyn.”
President Joe Biden speaks with New York City Mayor Eric Adams after giving a speech on infrastructure at the West Side Yard on Jan. 31, 2023, in New York City. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesNEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams said late Wednesday he has not talked with President Joe Biden in 2023 — a striking admission for someone who was once on a list of the president’s top surrogates and who is seeking federal help for the city’s migrant crisis.
Adams told CNN that he and the president have not conferred since Biden was in New York last year, but added that his team has been talking with White House and other immigration officials about the flow of migrants to New York City shelters. He said he still supports the president’s reelection. “I believe he’s moving the country in the right direction, and we need to continue to move in the right direction,” Adams said. “And I can separate what I believe [is] an issue that we disagree on.”When still the Democratic nominee, Adams visited the White House and
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