De Blasio: Gov. Hochul ‘Did a Smart, Practical Thing’ with Her Decision Not to Remove Mayor Adams

WITT OK Mayor I ░░░░░░░░ to switch gears here ░░░░░░░░ while we ve been ░░░░░░░░ we found out from ░░░░░░░░ source with direct knowledge ░░░░░░░░ NBC News that Governor ░░░░░░░░ Hochul in just about ░░░░░░░░ hour or so from ░░░░░░░░ is going to make ░░░░░░░░ official announcement that she ░░░░░░░░ not intend to remove ░░░░░░░░ Eric Adams from his ░░░░░░░░ leading this city right ░░░░░░░░ However that she will ░░░░░░░░ some strict guardrails on ░░░░░░░░ administration Is that the ░░░░░░░░ call De Blasio I ░░░░░░░░ realistically it is The ░░░░░░░░ of all there s ░░░░░░░░ very strong question about ░░░░░░░░ rises to the level ░░░░░░░░ removal And I would ░░░░░░░░ when anyone is elected ░░░░░░░░ the people to serve ░░░░░░░░ should be a very ░░░░░░░░ bar for a governor ░░░░░░░░ remove them But second ░░░░░░░░ s a very lengthy ░░░░░░░░ process that literally has ░░░░░░░░ been utilized WITT Never ░░░░░░░░ yeah De Blasio FDR ░░░░░░░░ governor of New York ░░░░░░░░ to invoke it didn ░░░░░░░░ need to in the ░░░░░░░░ So it s never ░░░░░░░░ done We do know ░░░░░░░░ s complex We do ░░░░░░░░ it s subject to ░░░░░░░░ challenge thereafter So I ░░░░░░░░ the governor on one ░░░░░░░░ did a very sort ░░░░░░░░ smart practical thing That ░░░░░░░░ going to be its ░░░░░░░░ morass potentially but we ░░░░░░░░ need to give the ░░░░░░░░ greater confidence because there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of deep ░░░░░░░░ right now especially since ░░░░░░░░ Friday And I think ░░░░░░░░ whole pivot point here ░░░░░░░░ was Eric Adams going ░░░░░░░░ Fox and Friends with ░░░░░░░░ and leaving the impression ░░░░░░░░ he was captive I ░░░░░░░░ he for his own ░░░░░░░░ and New York City ░░░░░░░░ sake had never done ░░░░░░░░ but I think Hochul ░░░░░░░░ is applying additional measures ░░░░░░░░ a pretty smart way ░░░░░░░░ Guardrails Yeah absolutely And ░░░░░░░░ fact is that the ░░░░░░░░ of New York City ░░░░░░░░ him There will be ░░░░░░░░ election in December De ░░░░░░░░ Very soon Very soon ░░░░░░░░ And they can De ░░░░░░░░ A primary in four ░░░░░░░░ WITT: “There you go.”