Well, here’s one for the record books, folks. Democratic New York Mayor Eric Adams just pulled back the curtain on a little political theater that’s been playing out behind the scenes in the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis—and the results are as infuriating as they are revealing. Appearing on The Tucker Carlson Interview, Adams dropped a bombshell about his conversations with President Biden and his staff, and if you’ve been wondering how far loyalty to the party outweighs accountability to the people, buckle up.
Adams, facing an unprecedented migrant crisis in New York City, pleaded with Biden and his top advisors for help. What did he get in return? A political pat on the head and a firm reminder to “be a good Democrat.” That’s right, instead of meaningful solutions, Adams got what amounts to a dismissive shrug and a directive to stay in line. According to Adams, one of Biden’s aides even likened the crisis to a “gallstone,” saying, “It hurts now, but it’ll pass.” Let that sink in: 40,000 migrant children needing food, housing, and education, families stuck without work authorization for up to two years, and the Biden administration’s advice is essentially, hang in there, champ.
Adams was visibly frustrated, recounting how he tried to explain the scale of the crisis. “We don’t know what we’re doing with them,” he told Biden. “They were stuck.” For months, Adams and other sanctuary city leaders have been grappling with the fallout of Biden’s border policies, which saw record-high illegal border crossings and a near-total collapse of accountability. And yet, Adams’ candid revelations point to something deeper: a Democratic Party more concerned with optics and party unity than solving a crisis they created.
Tucker Carlson interview with Eric Adams to air tonight.
“People often say, ‘you don’t sound like a Democrat, and you seem to have left the party,’” Adams said.
“No, the party left me, and it left working-class people.”pic.twitter.com/s7OXImkKc8
— Resist Times (@resistupdates) January 21, 2025
New York City, thanks to its sanctuary city designation, has borne the brunt of the influx, with thousands of migrants bused in from Texas since 2023. Adams admitted the city has been expected to “feed, house, clothe, and educate” tens of thousands of migrants—without any clear support plan from Washington. His administration has faced mounting pressure as resources are stretched thin, forcing drastic measures like cutting migrant aid by 30%, imposing curfews in shelters, and still, inexplicably, greenlighting a $53 million taxpayer-funded prepaid credit card program for illegal immigrants.
Let’s be clear here: Adams’ frustrations may be valid, but his own policies are part of the problem. You can’t have it both ways, championing sanctuary city laws while simultaneously crying foul when those very laws attract a surge of migrants. The contradictions are staggering. In February 2024, Adams was even seen criticizing sanctuary city policies—a remarkable turnaround from his earlier positions—but the damage had already been done. The resources are drained, New Yorkers are fed up, and the Biden administration is offering little more than platitudes.
And let’s not gloss over the political calculus here. Biden’s team essentially told Adams to grin and bear it because pushing back too hard might upset the progressive wing of the party. It’s a perfect encapsulation of how the Democratic establishment prioritizes party loyalty over governance. The directive to “be a good Democrat” might as well have been phrased, “Don’t rock the boat,” because, apparently, standing up for your constituents is less important than staying in line.
What’s worse is the sheer tone-deafness of Biden’s team. Comparing a humanitarian crisis to a “gallstone” isn’t just dismissive—it’s offensive. Try telling that to the single mother living in a shelter, waiting months for work authorization to feed her family. Try explaining that to taxpayers who are footing the bill for a crisis they didn’t vote for. For the Biden administration to so cavalierly brush off this crisis is a slap in the face to the very cities and states they claim to represent.
Adams’ flip-flopping on the issue doesn’t exactly inspire confidence either. One minute he’s doubling down on sanctuary policies, and the next he’s cutting aid and imposing curfews. It’s like trying to bail out a sinking ship while poking more holes in the hull. Meanwhile, New Yorkers are stuck dealing with the fallout, watching their tax dollars evaporate and their city buckle under the weight of bad policy decisions from all sides.
This isn’t just a New York City problem—it’s a microcosm of what’s happening across the country. Sanctuary cities thought they could virtue-signal their way through this crisis, but the bill has come due, and the Biden administration is leaving them to pick up the tab. As Adams himself admitted, the border needs to be fixed. The chaos of Biden’s border policies isn’t just unsustainable; it’s a betrayal of the rule of law and the very people these politicians claim to serve.
