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Adam Smith: “One of the things that Donald Trump is making a lot of noise…”

Featuring: Adam Smith, Democratic | U.S. House Washington, 9th Congressional District

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Stephen A. Smith Show: In-Depth Discussion with NYC Mayor Eric Adams on Trump Administration and Urban Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 52:57

If you don't have a real partner in the federal government, it is going to make it challenging for you to carry out the functionalities of running a city like New York. One of the things that Donald Trump is making a lot of noise about is the executive orders that he handed down, the inordinate amount of executive orders that he's handed down just his first couple of days in office. Which one has stood out to you the most? All of them. We have to still study. You know, people are questioning me on executive orders, and I say, damn it, the ink is not even dry. (52:57–53:10)

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Asserts that [Donald Trump] issued an inordinate number of executive orders early in his term.

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