We’re not going to be able to just police our way out of this,” he said, per the city transcript. “Because if you have hate being arrested, when you’re released, you’re going to still have that hate."

Eric Adams used to call himself the "Biden of Brooklyn," but since being indicted on corruption charges he has embraced the president-elect. Donald Trump appreciates it.

"We drove down crime, put billions of dollars back into working-class New Yorkers’ pockets, and shattered records for the most jobs, small businesses, and affordable housing construction in our city’s history.