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muriel_volestrangler

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116. CNN reporting a meeting is not "innuendo"; anyway: "'I'm collaborating': how New York City's mayor gave in ...
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 08:27 AM
Saturday

... to Trump’s migrant crackdown

This Valentine’s Day, a new political power couple said their vows on the plush white couches of Fox & Friends in midtown Manhattan: Donald Trump’s “border czar”, Tom Homan, and the New York City mayor, Eric Adams.
...
As Adams grinned beside him, Homan said that allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents to once again roam the city’s jail complex was just “step one”.

“We’re working on some other things that we don’t really want to talk about,” Homan said, alluding to their joint efforts to circumvent New York’s “sanctuary city” law.

Then Adams, a Democrat who had risen to power vowing to protect immigrants from the president’s agenda, publicly pledged his acquiescence to the White House’s hardline immigration enforcement agenda: “Let’s be clear: I’m not standing in the way. I’m collaborating.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/feb/21/eric-adams-trump-immigrants-rikers

And Cuomo is predicting that Trump will help him defeat Mamdani, and he "feels good about that":

Cuomo: Sliwa could stay in, Sliwa could stay in, but Sliwa, I think, is minimized because I think the top Republicans will say, "Don't vote for Sliwa," and I think we'll minimize him to go down to single digits. He runs every year, Curtis Sliwa. Trump says he's the jerk with the red beret. I think we can minimize his vote because he'll never be a serious candidate, and Trump himself, as well as top Republicans, will say the goal is to stop Mamdani, and you'll be wasting your vote on Sliwa. I feel good about that.

https://www.wnyc.org/story/city-politics-cuomo-talks-trump-in-the-hamptons/

Any collaboration with Trump is a danger to democracy, because Trump is actively attacking democracy.

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Another Guardian anti-Establishment Democratic party hit job. Was the Guardian concerned when lostincalifornia Thursday #1
The OP is exposing hypocrisy, pure and simple. BWdem4life Thursday #2
the post exposes hypocrisy from a different direction stopdiggin Thursday #7
Has Jeffries said he wouldn't vote for Mamdani? mcar Thursday #10
Post removed Post removed Thursday #13
Oops, I posted to the wrong party mcar Thursday #16
Oh, I'm concerned. BWdem4life Thursday #11
It is too bad the Nina Turners, David Sirotas, Cornell West, Brihana Joy Gray, Jill Steins, etc weren't concerned about lostincalifornia Thursday #12
I'm all admiration .... Really! ... As thorough take-downs go .... stopdiggin Thursday #14
Post removed Post removed Thursday #15
"DNC refusing to allow Sanders to win?" mcar Thursday #17
Ignoring that it was the voters in the primaries who decided who their nominee would be. Unbelievable. lostincalifornia Thursday #21
Yes, the primary voters chose HRC mcar Thursday #26
Post removed Post removed Thursday #43
She won the primaries. Period. mcar Thursday #47
Yeah, she won the primaries in 2016.... Jack Valentino Friday #64
Oh please Keepthesoulalive Thursday #48
At the time I loved Bernie, but voted for Hillary. kerry-is-my-prez Thursday #56
Post removed Post removed Thursday #20
Again, it's hypocrisy I'm calling out. BWdem4life Thursday #25
Post removed Post removed Thursday #29
whose intentions are actually WHAT ??? Jack Valentino Friday #67
Conspiracy theory. betsuni Friday #70
Bernie lost because he couldn't get his voters to the polls iemanja Friday #77
I was a Clinton delegate to the 2016 National Convention LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #22
Don't forget Nader who screwed us over. He supposedly was concerned about the environment. kerry-is-my-prez Thursday #50
Why tag the actions and statements of specific individuals on entire demographics? PufPuf23 Thursday #61
They aren't Democrats iemanja Friday #80
Well, then the DSA or the whatever can save it! LeftInTX Friday #82
Your issue is not with not voting Democratic iemanja Friday #75
Just asking questions? yardwork Thursday #34
Mamdani, AOC and other DSA members should leave party: Dem Rep. Tom Suozzi insists Celerity Thursday #4
His issue is with voters iemanja Friday #76
Anger over lack of support for Hillary and Kamala should not excuse refusing to support a Democrat in a future election DBoon Thursday #27
Concern duly noted. orangecrush Thursday #33
The difference is TheFarseer Thursday #54
There is no division. Mamdani will win in a landslide. Nimble_Idea Saturday #111
I don't see any reason to dredge this up again during the campaign Prairie Gates Thursday #3
Surely the point is that Democratic leaders should endorse Democratic candidates *before* the election? muriel_volestrangler Thursday #19
Sounds like an "organized" plan. LeftInTX Thursday #5
The most public leadership brawl saw Pelosi help squash AOC's leadership bid Arazi Thursday #38
Yes, that was unfortunate. But that was also a committee position. LeftInTX Thursday #39
In my state we now vote for individuals not party. Ping Tung Thursday #6
And you also might set the world on fire Keepthesoulalive Thursday #51
We seem to share the same prinicples. As did Quincy Adams. Ping Tung Thursday #52
You mentioned many things you vote for Keepthesoulalive Thursday #53
I've never voted for a Republican. My priniples aren't that flexible. Ping Tung Thursday #55
There's a big difference between voting for someone and endorsing them imaginary girl Thursday #8
Well. We know where the money stands. Queso Delicioso Thursday #9
Qu tipo de queso? lostincalifornia Thursday #24
ĄDel tipo delicioso, por supuesto! Queso Delicioso Thursday #35
excelente respuesta. por supuesto +++ lostincalifornia Thursday #37
el queso no es relevante para esta discusin Jack Valentino Friday #65
Exactly. Nt iemanja Friday #79
That's a false equivalency Glorious bastard Thursday #18
The argument that will be presented is that he is the only candidate running as a Democrat in that race. The others lostincalifornia Thursday #23
Like fuck that can be "argued either way" muriel_volestrangler Thursday #44
Jeffries and Schumer aren't members of DU. I saw so much Biden bashing here on DU before he dropped out. LeftInTX Thursday #46
Tlaib should be primaried. Luckily, she's not in a leadership role. Those who are should do their job. muriel_volestrangler Thursday #49
Bollocks - Cuomo and Adams are both working with Republicans muriel_volestrangler Thursday #45
Doesn't make them not Democrsts Glorious bastard Thursday #58
They're working against the dem nominee coordinating with reps!!! Come on uponit7771 Friday #72
This message was self-deleted by its author Glorious bastard Friday #97
I am assuming that we are still talking about Cuomo and Adams in the context of the NYC mayoral election Glorious bastard Friday #102
It makes them dangers to democracy muriel_volestrangler Friday #85
I am not sure if you are referring to either one of the mayoral candidates. Glorious bastard Friday #103
Cuomo and Adams muriel_volestrangler Saturday #106
Regarding Cuomo Glorious bastard Saturday #114
CNN reporting a meeting is not "innuendo"; anyway: "'I'm collaborating': how New York City's mayor gave in ... muriel_volestrangler Saturday #116
Perhaps you mean "association" and not "collaboration". Glorious bastard Saturday #117
No, I mean collaboration. It's the word Adams used, after all. muriel_volestrangler Saturday #118
Is Cuomo collaborating with Ackman? Glorious bastard Saturday #119
They're standing against the official Democratic candidate. They are our opponents. muriel_volestrangler Saturday #120
I signed up here to support Democrats.. I support Democrats. Glorious bastard 18 hrs ago #121
Registered Democrats often run as independents against the Democratic candidate. Even as write-ins in presidential races David__77 Friday #105
Indeed. Glorious bastard Saturday #115
The Moderates refusal to endorse candidates insults the young, many minorities and progressives. PufPuf23 Thursday #28
How often did Democrats win in the last 60 years? LeftInTX Friday #84
Let's let New Yorkers decide Keepthesoulalive Thursday #30
I remember being told that Independents were good for the Nixie Friday #99
We hear a lot of things Keepthesoulalive Friday #100
He doesn't have to endorse anyone at this point. MuchBetterThanThis Thursday #31
Why does he get a pas on 100% supporting dem nominee?!?! tia uponit7771 Friday #73
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Thursday #32
I just signed a petition to support ranked choice voting. tclambert Thursday #36
general elections are a binary choice bigtree Thursday #40
Hear, hear. yardwork Thursday #42
There is a difference between mayor's race and presidential race LeftInTX Thursday #41
Is there a list of offices dem leadership can skip on endorsing cause I thought it was blue no matter who? Thx uponit7771 Friday #74
Did you senator get involved in your mayoral race??? LeftInTX Friday #81
Did Mandani endorse Schumer or Jeffries? Can you find out? LeftInTX Friday #83
I'd agree if context was the same ... It's not uponit7771 Saturday #107
Democrats need to look at the party establishment with eyes wide open Bluetus Thursday #57
I've listened to Mamdani speak Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday #59
Schumer and Jeffries aren't opposed to him. LeftInTX Thursday #60
Oh, come on, now. Bluetus Friday #62
Did Mandani endorse Schumer and Jeffries? Can you find out? LeftInTX Friday #86
Why would he? He wasn't in any political office Bluetus Friday #94
"We have a Democratic nominee. Are we a party who rallies behind our nominee or not?," Ocasio-Cortez, Emile Friday #87
Maybe Jeffries knows that Momdani didn't vote for Harris. Nixie Friday #63
Do you have some evidence to support iemanja Friday #78
Well, here are tweets put out by Mamdani... PunkinPi Friday #93
Seems persuasive iemanja Friday #98
You asked for evidence Mamdani supported "Leave it Blank" and PunkinPi Saturday #108
The personal attacks directed at you and others in this thread are really unnecessary, rude. betsuni Saturday #109
Agreed, but unfortunately, not surprised. :( nt PunkinPi Saturday #112
Those appear to be referring to primary races. AZCat Saturday #113
Most of the country doesnt give a shit. nt LexVegas Friday #66
Exactly! Geez! I didn't even know that this was a "problem" until this thread! LeftInTX Friday #68
Exactly what I was thinking. betsuni Friday #71
There wasn't this uproar when Jeffries didn't endorse Eric Adams in 2021... W_HAMILTON Friday #69
I agree with your post, but this thread ms liberty Friday #88
Any Democrat who, when asked, doesn't give full-throated support to strong Democratic primary winners - Scrivener7 Friday #89
Are we a party who rallies behind our nominee or not? AOC Emile Friday #90
My dad was the greatest man I ever knew personally. multigraincracker Friday #91
Funny how that works isn't it. Autumn Friday #92
Both Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo are democrats mathematic Friday #95
Mamdani is the Democratic party candidate chosen by the electorate. Adams and Cuomo are running as Independents. Scrivener7 Friday #96
I don't get what the whining is about. Nobody ever pressures Bernie or AOC to endorse some purple state centrist thebigidea Friday #101
The ruling class always supports the ruling class. BlueTsunami2018 Friday #104
I will stand with the progressives on this one. Nimble_Idea Saturday #110
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