{"id":2451777,"date":"2025-06-25T11:29:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-accuses-zohran-mamdani-of-being-a-snake-oil-salesman\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:30:48","slug":"eric-adams-accuses-zohran-mamdani-of-being-a-snake-oil-salesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-accuses-zohran-mamdani-of-being-a-snake-oil-salesman\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams accuses Zohran Mamdani of being a \u2018snake oil salesman\u2019"},"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\">22<\/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-accuses-zohran-mamdani-of-being-a-snake-oil-salesman%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=2451777&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>In a recent statement, New York Mayor Eric Adams criticized state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, calling him a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >snake oil salesman<\/a>&#8221; following Mamdani&#8217;s win in the Democratic primary.Adams, who is running for reelection as an independent after initially winning office as a Democrat, emphasized that Mamdani&#8217;s proposed policies, such as raising taxes on high-income earners and defunding the police, would not resonate well with the broader electorate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bidens-envoy-threatens-brazil-not-to-question-electronic-vote\/\" title=\"Report: Biden\u2019s envoy threatens Brazil not to question electronic vote\">upcoming general election<\/a>. Adams argued that as an assemblyman, Mamdani had the power to implement his ideas but failed to do so, highlighting a lack of understanding of government authority. Mamdani&#8217;s campaign has received endorsements from progressive figures like Rep. Alexandria ocasio-Cortez. According to Adams, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: ... Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">general population<\/a>, including older voters who oppose police defunding, will play a crucial role in the election&#8217;s outcome.  <\/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 accuses Zohran Mamdani of being a &lsquo;snake oil salesman&rsquo;<\/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_2156299\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York Mayor<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Eric Adams<\/a> set his sights on state Assemblyman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3453304\/republicans-opportunity-zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayoral-primary-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Zohran Mamdani\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> following the latter&rsquo;s Democratic primary victory on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Adams is running for reelection as an independent in November despite initially winning office as a Democrat and his claims that he is &ldquo;still a Democrat.&rdquo; As a result, he will face off against Mamdani, and he issued a scathing critique of the socialist candidate on Wednesday on <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3453378\/massachusetts-scott-brown-senate-bid-new-hampshire\/\">Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown launches Senate bid in New Hampshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3453397\/zohran-mamdani-win-pressures-establishment-democrats\/\">Mamdani win pressures Democrats to usher in changing of the guard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3453304\/republicans-opportunity-zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayoral-primary-win\/\">Republicans see opportunity in Zohran Mamdani NYC mayoral primary win<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;He is a snake oil salesman. He will say and do anything to get elected,&rdquo; Adams said of Mamdani. &ldquo;Think about this for a moment: He wants to raise tax on the 1% of New Yorkers, high-income earners. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">mayor<\/a>, you don&rsquo;t have the authority to do that. You know who has the authority to do that? An assemblyman, which he is. He wants to do free buses, he could have done it as an assemblyman. He doesn&rsquo;t understand the power of government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=3000564&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=2e62416fa6eba21f84a57c8b9a0329de\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Among Mamdani&rsquo;s campaign promises are to boycott, divest, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3448766\/mamdani-israel-beliefs-endorsement-agreement-brad-lander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sanction Israel\">sanction Israel<\/a>; freeze rent; defund the police; and provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3434519\/who-is-zohran-mamdani-socialist-candidate-eric-adams-nyc-mayor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sanction Israel\">free child care<\/a>. Adams suggested that Mamdani&rsquo;s policies will not be popular among the general population of New York.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you look at the total number of Democrats, the primary always brings out the left part of the party, always,&rdquo; Adams said. &ldquo;Well, now you are going into the general election. You are going to get those grandmothers, those granddads, those working-class people who are going to come out because they realize they don&rsquo;t want to defund their police department.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3450678\/ted-cruz-iran-democratic-party-hates-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TED CRUZ SLAMS MODERN DAY DEMOCRATIC PARTY BECAUSE IT &lsquo;HATES ISRAEL&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mamdani has the endorsements of more progressive politicians such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gov. Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) opted not to endorse any candidate ahead of the race. Attorney General Letitia James, however, came out strong against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a rally Sunday, asking voters not to &ldquo;engage in amnesia,&rdquo; as she was behind the report that found 11 women had accusations against the then-governor. James revealed her ranked choices were<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Adrienne Adams, Brian Lander, Mamdani, and Zellnor Myrie.<\/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_2156299\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2156299\"}});<\/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 labels Zohran Mamdani a &#8216;snake oil salesman&#8217; after his primary win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2451778,"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\/2025\/06\/Eric-Adams-Zohran-Mamdani.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8460,36661,5894,57879,56601],"class_list":["post-2451777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-accusations","tag-eric-adams","tag-politics","tag-snake-oil-salesman","tag-zohran-mamdani"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Eric-Adams-Zohran-Mamdani.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451777","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451777"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451782,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451777\/revisions\/2451782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2451778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}