‘Mayor MAGA’: Adams’ critics rip mayor’s answer on party affiliation
And Hochul signs a bill to expand when someone can seek workers' comp.
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In today’s CapCon:
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was asked if he would consider returning to the Republican Party. His opponents seized on the answer.
Here’s when the first day of the legislative session is supposed to be.
The short-lived decision by Anthem to limit insurance coverage for anesthesia has prompted a bill from the chair of the Senate Health Committee.
Hochul signed a bill Friday to expand workers’ compensation coverage beyond physical injury.
🗣️ Adams says he’s part of the ‘American Party’
It’s usually not a tall order for an elected official on either side of the aisle to clearly say which political party they belong to.
But New York City Mayor Eric Adams was accused Friday of hedging on his intention to run for reelection next year as a Democrat. Adams was briefly a registered Republican decades ago but has been a registered Democrat since 2001.
When asked on NY1 if Adams would consider returning to the Republican Party, the mayor was noncommittal.
“The party that’s the most important for me is the American Party,” Adams said. “I’m a part of the American Party. I love this country. This is the home of the free, the land of the brave.”
He said the same thing in a different interview on PIX11 shortly after, but when asked directly if he would run for reelection as a Democrat, Adams said that was his intention.
“That is what I’m proposing to do. I’ve been a Democrat for many years and I’m going to run for my reelection as a Democrat,” Adams said.
The mayor — who has been criticized by other Democrats for his friendly posture toward President-elect Donald Trump — said he would “push for American values” and argued that voters care less about party affiliation and more about policy positions.
But he did have a final word that almost sounded like a dare to his critics.
“Those who don’t like it will cancel me,” Adams said. “I say cancel me — I’m for America.”
💥 It did not take long for that to happen.
Some of Adams’ opponents in next year’s Democratic primary for mayor were quick to seize on those statements.
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