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Eric Adams: “You can't decriminalize prostitution.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Final thoughts from Mayor Eric Adams as his term ends | The Point Full Episode 12.21.25

Published | Video Starts at 14:55

You know, I'm cautiously optimistic. If the incoming mayor allows the philosophies that's associated with the Democratic Socialists of America, which many people don't realize, we're going to have a problem. You can't decriminalize prostitution. After we talk young people to stop selling their bodies and fight against extra Africans. So how can you be optimistic when you're saying all these things? (14:55–14:58)

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