Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the Democratic Party “left” him and the working class behind, during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that aired on Tuesday.
“People often say, ‘You don’t sound like a Democrat. You seem to have left the party,’” Adams told Carlson.
“No, the party left me, and it left working-class people.”
Throughout the interview, Adams tied his indictment on bribery and corruption charges to his decision to speak out against the illegal immigrant surge in New York City.
He claimed those who push back on “the norm” within the Democratic party get “demonized.”
As Katabella Roberts reports for The Epoch Times, Adams was indicted in September 2024 on charges of taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources.
The charges include accepting improper valuable benefits, including luxury international travel, from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him.
The indictment alleges that Adams not only accepted but also sought out illegal campaign contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign.
The mayor has denied the allegations against him and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Adams told Carlson that he felt