Reverend Al Sharpton cautioned New York City Mayor Eric Adams about his relationship with former President Donald Trump, stating that it could damage his standing within the Black community. This comes after significant shifts in New York City's political landscape, with Trump gaining support in traditionally Democratic areas.
Adams’s bipartisan take on immigration reform and friendly relationship with Trump have made headlines in recent months. The mayor, who suffered a However, Sharpton, a New York City native, said that the flirting with Trump is not helpful for him in the black community , during an interview with If I was between a rock and a hard place and the only one that could deliver me is Donald Trump , I would be preparing for my bye-bye, the civil rights leader said.
His comments come after New York City’s major shifts in support for Trump during the 2024 presidential election. In this photo provided by the Office of the Mayor of New York, Mayor Eric Adams, center left, participates in a baptism ceremony with the Rev. Al Sharpton, center, while visiting the Rikers Island jail complex on Friday, March 29, 2024, in New York. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office via AP) Every one of the city’s five boroughs experienced a shift to the Right. The red wave was the most pronounced in Queens, where Trump increased his voter share by 10 percentage points over his 2020 performance, and the Bronx, where the president-elect made gains of 12 percentage points, per CNN exit polls. Trump doubled his support among black voters overall across the Empire State compared to 2020, picking up 8 percentage points, according to Adams made history when he was elected as New York’s second black mayor in 2021. Sharpton conceded during his interview that Adams still has a core base with black voters, referencing the basically positive response the mayor received when he served free Christmas Day meals at Sharpton’s Harlem-based National Action Network. But the reverend expressed belief that some in the black community think Adams has a hard hill to climb. Sharpton’s musings come after the mayor was indicted in September 2024 on federal criminal charges largely surrounding how he conducted his 2021 mayoral campaig
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