Summary
New York City sued the Trump administration to recover $80 million in FEMA funds initially allocated for immigrant services but later rescinded.
Mayor Eric Adams, facing federal corruption charges, claims the city is owed the money after spending $7 billion on migrant aid.
This legal action marks a shift in Adams’ relationship with Trump.
The DOJ recently moved to drop its case against Adams in exchange for his cooperation on immigration policies, prompting multiple prosecutor resignations.
I think the man is betting on Trump becoming unpopular and those who resist him earning the sympathy of the people, for his own eventual salvation.
If that’s his bet, that means the wind is probably turning against the orange utan for real, because it’s quite a ballsy bet.
Meh, there’s little reason to think Adams knows which way the wind is blowing. More likely that he just needs to make a ballsy bet to salvage his career, and going against Trump is a guaranteed political win in NYC.
I think Adams is still firmly on Trump’s side and Trump just doesn’t care about the specific outcome of this particular lawsuit as long as it stays in the headlines and he can use it as an excuse to complain about migrants
Maybe he’s just an idiot lol