Mayor Eric Adams has fallen in line with the party leadership, throwing his support behind Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee — despite just hours prior seemingly bashing the vice president for her handling of the border.
“I’m looking forward to moving towards a convention, seeing the Vice President Harris becoming the nominee,” Hizzoner said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday morning.
“Everyone knows who I am about public safety, and she was very clear on the campaign trail,” he said, adding, “I think that she is the voice that the party needs right now.”
The mayor continued to praise the VP, touting her leadership skills — and even how she took over the border issue in the Biden administration.
But the night prior, Adams refused to endorse Harris and seemingly took a shot at the VP over her efforts to address the root causes of migration from Central America.
“I’ve been frustrated with the national leadership,” Adams told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “Dealing with immigration reform is something that we have failed at for years, even prior to this administration. That was very clear. We needed one person, a czar, [to] deal with the influx of migrants that were coming to our country who were paroled in.”
President Joe Biden tapped Harris in 2021 to oversee the administration’s diplomatic efforts in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to tamp down on the flow of migrants at the southern border and create a long-term strategy for the country.
Since then, the number of border crossings has hit historic highs, with more than 200,000 asylum seekers pouring into the Big Apple for refuge.
“There’s a process and we’re going to follow that process,” he said Sunday when asked again if he’d endorse Harris.
His tune changed by Monday morning after the mayor reportedly chatted with party leaders in New York.
In a thread on X, the mayor continued in the afternoon to heap praise on Harris.
“I have spoken with a large number of state and city leaders, and all are agreed that Vice President Harris will deliver for New York,” he shared. “Now is the time for party unity and a platform that delivers a safer, more affordable future that brings the nation together against a dangerous Republican agenda.”
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