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New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticized former President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday for featuring “hateful words” from a guest speaker, despite Trump giving Adams a favorable mention during the event.
“And you know who I want to thank?” Trump said Sunday evening from the sold-out arena. “Mayor Adams. Because Mayor Adams has been treated pretty badly. You know, when he said that this whole thing with the migrants coming into New York, this is just not sustainable. You know, we can’t do it. We’re trying to run a city, we got 100,000 migrants coming. We can’t do it, we just can’t do it, it’s not feasible, it’s not good. He said it very nicely. I said, ‘Well, he’s going to be indicted by these lunatics for saying that.’ A year later, he got indicted.”
Adams responded to the event, however, with the following post:
“The hateful words that were used by some at today’s rally at Madison Square Garden were completely unacceptable. No matter who says it, hate is hate and there is no place for it in our city. As Americans, we always should stand up against racism, antisemitism, and misogyny. Yesterday, ahead of today’s rally, I talked about how we all need to turn down the temperature that fuels hate and violence. I am once again renewing those calls.”
The hateful words that were used by some at today’s rally at Madison Square Garden were completely unacceptable.
No matter who says it, hate is hate and there is no place for it in our city. As Americans, we always should stand up against racism, antisemitism, and misogyny.…
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) October 28, 2024
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, host of the “Kill Tony” podcast, faced bipartisan backlash after joking that Puerto Rico is a “floating island of garbage” just hours before Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden.
“I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the… ocean right now.” Hinchcliffe said. “I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”
The Trump campaign issued a statement distancing itself from the joke, with senior adviser Danielle Alvarez saying, “This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”
Last year, Adams criticized the federal handling of the immigration crisis, urging President Biden to declare a state of emergency—a stance he now connects to the motives behind his recent corruption indictment.
“The immigration system in this nation is broken. It has been broken for decades. Today, New York City has been left to pick up the pieces. Since last year, nearly 100,000 asylum seekers have arrived in our city asking for shelter,” Adams told reporters last year. “That’s almost the population of Albany, New York. We are past our breaking point… New Yorkers’ compassion may be limitless, but our resources are not. And our partners at the state and federal levels know this.”
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