Jonathan Fahey: Eric Adams ‘Pragmatic’ Shift on Immigration Aims to ‘Get Money Again’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT LLENAS I ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ to the AOC situation ░░░░░░░░ or not DoJ Is ░░░░░░░░ to go after Likely ░░░░░░░░ on this but you ░░░░░░░░ bringing up the point ░░░░░░░░ government and the Trump ░░░░░░░░ is using all levers ░░░░░░░░ pulling all levers of ░░░░░░░░ on the sanctuary cities ░░░░░░░░ also know that President ░░░░░░░░ signed an executive order ░░░░░░░░ strip federal monies from ░░░░░░░░ that continue with sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ policies On that point ░░░░░░░░ in New York this ░░░░░░░░ situation with Mayor Eric ░░░░░░░░ what is your take ░░░░░░░░ someone who used to ░░░░░░░░ ICE you are the ░░░░░░░░ acting ICE director these ░░░░░░░░ of quid pro quothis ░░░░░░░░ that now Mayor Eric ░░░░░░░░ who has been trying ░░░░░░░░ deal with this illegal ░░░░░░░░ crisis which by the ░░░░░░░░ has cost the city ░░░░░░░░ billion since 2022 is ░░░░░░░░ somehow in a quid ░░░░░░░░ quo meaning he is ░░░░░░░░ working on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration because the ░░░░░░░░ against him are being ░░░░░░░░ I am wondering what ░░░░░░░░ think that does to ░░░░░░░░ this could affect or ░░░░░░░░ a relationship between New ░░░░░░░░ and the government on ░░░░░░░░ issue FAHEY That s ░░░░░░░░ of interesting they re ░░░░░░░░ that point But remember ░░░░░░░░ the campaign I recall ░░░░░░░░ the Al Smith dinner ░░░░░░░░ Trump gave a speech ░░░░░░░░ which he talked about ░░░░░░░░ he did not think ░░░░░░░░ charges were valid against ░░░░░░░░ Adams and they were ░░░░░░░░ motivated That was several ░░░░░░░░ ago and before Donald ░░░░░░░░ was elected Ultimately Eric ░░░░░░░░ is being pragmatic here ░░░░░░░░ what he was doing ░░░░░░░░ by running the sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ not only did it ░░░░░░░░ him within the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ but the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ throwing money at New ░░░░░░░░ left and right to ░░░░░░░░ for it They re ░░░░░░░░ getting money for the ░░░░░░░░ government it s really ░░░░░░░░ of him to say ░░░░░░░░ we better start deporting ░░░░░░░░ One maybe we will ░░░░░░░░ money again but two ░░░░░░░░ cannot afford it with ░░░░░░░░ own budget and we ░░░░░░░░ to take care of ░░░░░░░░ citizens To say it ░░░░░░░░ a quid pro quo ░░░░░░░░ Trump was talking about ░░░░░░░░ months ago and his ░░░░░░░░ is a very good ░░░░░░░░ Once you have the ░░░░░░░░ of the politicization of ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department putting the ░░░░░░░░ of the offense aside ░░░░░░░░ it looks bad it ░░░░░░░░ the whole system and ░░░░░░░░ is what he was ░░░░░░░░ from the beginnings Doesn ░░░░░░░░ harm their relationship Certainly ░░░░░░░░ activists will use it ░░░░░░░░ try to disrupt things ░░░░░░░░ keep the illegal immigrants ░░░░░░░░ the country.”