{"id":2466338,"date":"2025-07-24T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-mocks-mamdani-trip-i-cant-just-up-and-leave\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:35:55","slug":"eric-adams-mocks-mamdani-trip-i-cant-just-up-and-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-mocks-mamdani-trip-i-cant-just-up-and-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams mocks Mamdani trip: \u2018I can\u2019t just up and leave\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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-mocks-mamdani-trip-i-cant-just-up-and-leave%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=2466338&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 City Mayor Eric Adams criticized his 2025 mayoral race opponents for leaving the city with the election about 100 days away. Adams, who was elected as a Democrat but is now running for reelection as an independant while still identifying with the Democratic Party, mocked candidates like Zohran mamdani and Andrew Cuomo for their absences during the campaign. Mamdani took a trip to Uganda, which he defended as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >family trip related<\/a> to his marriage, while Cuomo has been busy promoting a book on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adams emphasized his commitment to staying in the city to lead and maintain safety,saying he cannot simply leave town. Even though Adams has traveled internationally during his term-to Italy, Mexico, Ecuador, and colombia-he indicated that his travels are on hold until after the election.  <\/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 mocks Mamdani trip: &lsquo;I can&rsquo;t just up and leave&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_2178831\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3467070\/adams-fourth-place-behind-sliwa-election-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eric Adams<\/a> criticized his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3478608\/andrew-cuomo-neglected-under-30-vote-in-nyc-democratic-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2025 opponents<\/a> for leaving the city with the election roughly 100 days away.<\/p>\n<p>Adams won office as a Democratic candidate, but opted to run for reelection as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3464024\/eric-adams-reveals-cuomo-asked-him-to-drop-out-highest-level-of-arrogance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">independent<\/a> while still identifying with the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3481259\/wisconsin-governor-tony-evers-retiring-third-term-democrats-midterm-elections\/\">Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announces he will not run for third term<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3480527\/ron-klain-house-oversight-biden-autopen-investigation\/\">Ron Klain, former Biden chief of staff, testifies in House Oversight autopen investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3480722\/michael-whatley-north-carolina-senate-seat-lara-trump-opts-out\/\">Whatley to run for North Carolina Senate seat after Lara Trump opts out: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m told my opponents are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reel-genius\/\" title=\"Reel Genius\">leaving town<\/a> either to celebrate winning half an election or maybe writing another book on failed leadership,&rdquo; Adams said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hear my opponents have travel plans&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r7v2XuPI5Y\">pic.twitter.com\/r7v2XuPI5Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/1948418111616483457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Adams referenced his opponents, Zohran Mamdani, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3477433\/zohran-mamdani-uganda-trip-nyc-mayoral-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">left for Uganda<\/a> mid-campaign, and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who penned the book &ldquo;American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can think of many places I&rsquo;d go to get away from ya&rsquo;ll. Ankora, Istanbul, or Zero Bond,&rdquo; Adams said. &ldquo;But I realized I&rsquo;m not a wannabe mayor, I&rsquo;m the actual mayor. I can&rsquo;t just get up and leave.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adams has made international trips during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-blasio-hints-that-he-would-consider-run-for-new-york-governor-in-2022\/\" title=\"De Blasio Hints That He Would Consider Run For New York ...ernor In 2022\">mayoral term<\/a>. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Adams traveled to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3000052\/eric-adams-italy-discuss-climate-change-asylum-seekers-pope\/\" target=\"_blank\">Italy<\/a>, Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia just last year<\/span>. The mayor implied his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cdc-director-says-covid-19-immunity-passports-could-help-u-s-get-back-to-new-normal\/\" title=\"Former CDC Director Says COVID-19 \u2018Immunity Passports\u2019 Could Help U.S. Get \u2018Back To New Normal\u2019\">international travel<\/a> is on hold until the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I&rsquo;m gone, there won&rsquo;t be an Eric Adams keeping things under control. Somebody has to keep us safe and get stuff done,&rdquo; Adams went on. &ldquo;So I&rsquo;m staying. I was born here, spent my entire life here, so no matter what, Eric Adams isn&rsquo;t going anywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3477433\/zohran-mamdani-uganda-trip-nyc-mayoral-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MAMDANI TRAVELS TO UGANDA DURING NYC MAYORAL CAMPAIGN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mamdani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3477433\/zohran-mamdani-uganda-trip-nyc-mayoral-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">defended<\/a> his&nbsp;Uganda trip by claiming he was going to celebrate his marriage with family and friends, as he was born there. The socialist candidate promised to return by the end of July.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo is running as an independent candidate after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3474821\/nyc-mayor-race-sliwa-cuomo-slapping-fannies-killing-grannies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Curtis Sliwa<\/a> is the lone Republican candidate in the race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2178831\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2178831\"}});<\/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 mocks Mamdani trip: &#8216;I&#8217;m the mayor, can&#8217;t leave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2466339,"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\/12\/Adams-Indictment-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36661,56552,33930,40287,59834],"class_list":["post-2466338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-eric-adams","tag-mamdani","tag-political-satire","tag-public-statements","tag-travel-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Adams-Indictment-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466338","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=2466338"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466342,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466338\/revisions\/2466342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2466339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2466338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2466338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2466338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}