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Eric Adams: “The Biden administration betrayed this city.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Adams' reflects on tenure, future endeavors in exit interview for Up Close

Published | Video Starts at 07:53

But we had 237,000 migrants and asylum seekers. At one high point, we were getting 8,000, 4,000 a week. Just think about that number. We had to feed house and clothes. The Biden administration betrayed this city. And I said it then, and I'll say it again, we should have secured our board. We should not have put this on Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and other big cities. (07:53–07:56)

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Asserts that the Biden administration failed to support New York City regarding migrant issues.

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