Eric Adams: “Prior to this crisis, I asked the President to come to New…”

“That is the destruction that I was talking about. So when you had that pushback from the White House, they stopped returning your phone calls. Prior to this crisis, I asked the President to come to New York City when we were having a crime problem, a gun problem. He came here and met with our law enforcement. We had a continuous conversation with the White House about on these important issues.” (12:54–13:03)

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