Mayor Eric Adams leaves door open to GOP switch, sparking criticism from Democratic rivals | amNewYork

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : During the briefing he praised tech billionaire Elon Musk -- whom Trump has appointed to oversee government efficiency -- and said he would meet with the incoming president's border czar Tom Homan.
48% : The mayor's apparent rightward shift seemed to begin after he was federally charged by the Manhattan US Attorney's office in September and has accelerated since Trump won reelection.
37% : State Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn), in a statement, said the Republican Party under Trump has "never been more out of line" with New York's values and that the city needs a mayor who "isn't scared to call himself a Democrat.
32% : ""Donald Trump is determined to roll back climate protections, voting rights, Social Security, reproductive freedoms, and critical measures to curb gun violence -- rights that New York fought tirelessly to win," Myrie said.
30% : While Adams maintains that he is espousing positions he has long held, his friendly stance toward the incoming Republican president has fueled widespread speculation that he is hoping Trump will make his legal problems go away -- either by dismissing the charges or pardoning him.
25% : "Trump has been publicly sympathetic to Adams, repeating without evidence that the mayor is the target of a politically motivated prosecution over his outspokenness about the migrant crisis and its impact on the Big Apple.

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