New York City Mayor Eric Adams suggested on Tuesday that it has been a while since he spoke with President Joe Biden despite the Big Apple struggling to grapple with a growing influx of migrants.
Adams, a Democrat, told a local ABC affiliate that he has not communicated with Biden “since earlier this year.” He did not indicate a specific time, but Adams told CNN last month that he had not spoken to Biden since 2022.
During the new interview, the mayor added that he did speak with White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients on Monday and shared his “thoughts and ideas and the economic impact” of the migrant situation.
Adams declared last week that the cost of dealing with more than 110,000 asylum seekers would “destroy” New York City and then announced “steps” to stabilize his city’s finances — including budget cuts that could affect public schools, police, firefighters, and sanitation.
“Today, with approximately 10,000 asylum seekers still arriving each month, the city…
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