Eric Adams Responds To Kristi Noem's Attacks

On Monday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams responded to verbal attacks from DHS Kristi Noem.

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00:00I like that. Good idea.

00:01Hi, Mr. Mayor.

00:02What's up, Kelly? How are you?

00:03I'm good. I'm good.

00:04I wanted to ask you, earlier today, Secretary Noah criticized Sanctuary City mayors, including yourself,

00:11about your policies in connection to the shooting of the Border Patrol officers.

00:15He said Sanctuary Cities are unsafe and have to reflect that shooting.

00:18Your response to that?

00:20Well, I'm sure if you're covering the story, I'm sure you're going to correct it

00:24and let everyone know that I have nothing to do with the rules that are put in place.

00:30I just carry out the rules.

00:32The rules are if you're in the city of New York, you have a right to services.

00:36Go to the hospital, educate your children.

00:39You have a right to get police services if need be.

00:44When you do an analysis of this case, we arrest people.

00:47The courts determine if they're going to stay in jail or not.

00:51This person has been part of a revolving door criminal justice system, allowed to get back on the streets.

00:58And I'm sure in the last three years and seven months that you've covered me,

01:04you know how outraged I am because of Andrew's bail reform laws on how we have this revolving door criminal justice system.

01:13So I am extremely angry that we have a Custom Border Patrol officer that is in the hospital

01:21because a person that should have not been on our street was on our street.

01:25And I've said this over and over again.

01:27And so when you hear people who defend like the shooter,

01:33they defend my actions of coordinating with federal authorities to take dangerous people up the streets.

01:39That is who they are protecting.

01:41I'm not protecting them.

01:42I'm very clear, always have been clear, stop the revolving door system,

01:46go after the dangerous migrants and asylum seekers who are here,

01:50and allow hardworking people who are in this city to go on with their lives as they go through the process.

01:57And so I'm sure in your reporting, you will correct that problem for me.