Hochul Speaking With Consultants Thinking About Options Over Adams
Ah, politics in New York—where the backroom deals are just as theatrical as the front-page headlines. If you thought the drama around Mayor Eric Adams was winding down after the Justice Department dropped its corruption charges against him, think again.
Now, Governor Kathy Hochul is weighing whether to remove Adams from office, and who does she call in for advice? None other than Al Sharpton, the go-to political fixer when Democrats need cover on racial optics.
Sharpton, who once backed Adams, is suddenly “concerned” about the DOJ’s decision, framing it as part of some grand political chess game orchestrated by the Trump administration. According to the reverend, the feds are keeping Adams “hostage” so he can assist with President Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts. That’s quite the twist, considering Adams himself has been hammering the White House for its handling of the migrant crisis, a crisis that has overwhelmed New York City’s resources.
Kathy Hochul wants to remove Eric Adams from his office as mayor. However, Eric Adams is a black man and because they love identity politics, they’re also afraid of the image of a white woman taking a black man’s job.
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— Adam B. Coleman, Le Based Black (@wrong_speak) February 19, 2025
Now, let’s be honest—Sharpton’s involvement here isn’t about legal nuance or concern for democracy. It’s about ensuring that Hochul, a white woman, has political cover if she moves to oust a black mayor.
As conservative commentator Adam Coleman put it, “The Democrats use Al Sharpton like he’s the pope of black people.” The reality? Sharpton’s influence is mostly limited to a certain elite class of black Americans who lean into establishment politics. The average voter—black or otherwise—sees through the game.
But for Hochul and her team, it’s all about perception. In a state dominated by progressive politics, a white Democratic governor removing a black Democratic mayor without Sharpton’s blessing would be political suicide.
So, she brings him in, lets him make some noise, and if she does push Adams out, she’ll have the media narrative pre-packaged: This isn’t about race, because look—Al Sharpton was consulted!
The game is as old as time, and it’s playing out again in real-time. And let’s not forget the irony of it all—Adams’ real crime in the eyes of the Democratic establishment wasn’t corruption. It was daring to criticize Biden’s failure on the border. That’s when the knives came out.