NYC Mayor Eric Adams: Zohran Mamdani Wants to Defund the Police, I Believe ‘Law Enforcement Is a Prerequisite to Our Prosperity ‘

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ADAMS: “Thank you very much and I believe you articulated what choice we are facing. Are we facing one who wants to defund our police, or one who believes that law enforcement is the prerequisite to our prosperity? And one that understands that a healthy financial ecosystem includes bringing in large companies to hire everyday employees so that they can have a quality of life. And I think what is most troubling about what the socialist candidate is stating is his calls to give everything away free. Nothing is more troubling when people who are struggling are given promises that individuals can’t live up to. Mayors don’t have the power to raise income taxes. That is what is the basis of all the things he’s going to pay for. Assemblymen have that power. He’s an Assemblyman. He didn’t do it when he was in Albany. He had the power to do many of the things he stated now after four years in Albany, he did not pass one bill. So either he doesn’t understand the role of a mayor or he’s intentionally misleading people who are looking for help around the affordability issue.”