{"id":2361228,"date":"2024-10-29T18:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T22:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-rebukes-silly-questions-about-whether-trump-is-a-fascist-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T18:39:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T22:39:57","slug":"eric-adams-rebukes-silly-questions-about-whether-trump-is-a-fascist-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-rebukes-silly-questions-about-whether-trump-is-a-fascist-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams rebukes \u2018silly questions\u2019 about whether Trump is a fascist &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-adams-rebukes-silly-questions-about-whether-trump-is-a-fascist-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361228&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York\u200d Mayor Eric Adams recently dismissed the notion that former\u200b President Donald Trump is a fascist, calling such questions\u200d &#8220;silly&#8221; and &#8220;insulting.&#8221; In a press conference, \u200dhe emphasized that his focus remains on addressing the concerns and fears of New Yorkers rather than engaging in divisive political\u200c rhetoric. Adams \u2063stated that the country needs to maintain unity, particularly as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-ask-him-even-trump-doesnt-know-if-desantis-is-running-in-24\/\" title=\"\u2018I Don\u2019t Ask Him\u2019: Even Trump Doesn\u2019t Know If DeSantis Is Running In \u201924\">2024 presidential election approaches<\/a>. He urged the media to\u200d present facts so voters can \u200cmake informed decisions, while expressing a\u200b desire to \u200creduce political tensions. This assertion comes amidst ongoing \u200cchallenges for Adams, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including federal\u2063 corruption charges<\/a> against him.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eric Adams rebukes &lsquo;silly questions&rsquo; about whether Trump is a fascist<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1867915\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eric Adams<\/a> pushed back against questions about whether or not he believes former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> is a fascist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Adams previously said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/eric-adams-says-trump-is-not-a-fascist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he does not view Trump as a fascist<\/a>, saying he knows &ldquo;what a fascist regime looks like.&rdquo; However, when the Democratic mayor was pressed on the question again Tuesday, he called it &ldquo;insulting&rdquo; and contended that the country still needs to be &ldquo;the United States and not the divided states&rdquo; once the 2024 presidential election is over.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I refuse to participate in that,&rdquo; Adams said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to fight for New Yorkers like I&rsquo;ve done for years, and whomever can&rsquo;t understand that, they&rsquo;re not in the streets. When I&rsquo;m at these town halls talking to people there, they&rsquo;re not asking me these silly questions. We are in this bubble, and I know you guys really believe these stories you&rsquo;re writing. It gives you a lot of clicks. It&rsquo;s exciting. It gives you headlines. But this is not what New Yorkers and Americans are dealing with, folks. They are scared of their future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DwVI5Pxp6a8?si=7XobR-uRTYpnUlyZ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Adams concluded that &ldquo;someone&rdquo; should speak up and say &ldquo;enough of this&rdquo; in an effort to turn down the political temperature within the country. He added that voters ought to &ldquo;hear the facts&rdquo; from the press so they can make their own decisions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And that&rsquo;s my position, I cannot make it any clearer,&rdquo; Adams said.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3167075\/eric-adams-indicted-federal-criminal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adams was indicted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerful-l-a-democrat-and-great-friend-of-obama-indicted-on-federal-corruption-charges\/\" title=\"Powerful L.A. Democrat And \u2018Great Friend\u2019 Of Obama Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges\">federal corruption charges<\/a><\/a>, making him the first mayor in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a> history to be indicted while in office. He has maintained his innocence despite the indictment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump addressed Adams&rsquo;s indictment during an interview earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3194491\/trump-adams-indictment-suspicious-mayor-immigration-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">noting that the mayor was indicted after Adams &ldquo;came out&rdquo;<\/a> against the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigration<\/a>. Trump added that he is unsure if the indictments are &ldquo;legit,&rdquo; but he said it seems &ldquo;very suspicious when he comes out against something.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former president referenced Adams on Sunday during his Madison Square Garden rally in New York, thanking the mayor for not calling him a dictator. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/trump-thanks-democratic-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-msg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said Adams has been &ldquo;treated pretty badly.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1867915\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1867915\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Adams dismisses &#8216;silly questions&#8217; on Trump&#8217;s fascism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2361230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Eric-Adams-Fascist-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36661,18344,43976,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2361228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-eric-adams","tag-fascism","tag-media-critiques","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Eric-Adams-Fascist-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}