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Eric Adams: “The person who made the threat should be apprehended.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Briefs Press On Safety Preparations Ahead Of The UN General Assembly Next Week

Published | Video Starts at 31:37

Because there's something ironic about a person who called for protection for his life, but don't understand why we don't want to defund and disband our political department to protect everyday New Yorkers. That is. You know, there's something ironic about that. And so The person who made the threat should be apprehended. And it just goes to show these officers carry out their job, no matter who the individual is. And that's what that is why we call it New York's Finest. (31:37–31:42)

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Asserts that the individual who made a threat should be captured by authorities.

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