Mayor Adams’ surprise decision to avoid publicly criticizing President Trump is sending shockwaves through City, where many residents are looking to local leaders to openly fight back against Trump’s controversial plans to end birthright citizenship,

Mayor Eric Adams is defending his decision to attend the inauguration​, even though he canceled appearances at several Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events.

In a talk with Tucker Carlson, whom he once criticized, Adams claimed the Democratic party left him because of his immigration views.