Eric Adams

That's a great question. Great question. First of all, I think it was Jack Nicholson and a few, I think a few good men, we said, you really don't want to know the truth. You can't handle the truth. You can't handle the truth.

That's a great question. Great question. First of all, I think it was Jack Nicholson and a few, I think a few good men, we said, you really don't want to know the truth. You can't handle the truth. You can't handle the truth.

Running a country this complex comes with things that many of us don't want to know about. Of course. We need to be honest with ourselves.

Running a country this complex comes with things that many of us don't want to know about. Of course. We need to be honest with ourselves.

Running a country this complex comes with things that many of us don't want to know about. Of course. We need to be honest with ourselves.

They take place across countries. I mean, it's just the complexities of ensuring and keeping us safe. And so when I came into office as the mayor, there were folks who were in agencies because agencies run cities, you know, the Department of Traffic, Department of Sanitation, Police Department. That's what runs cities. There were people who were in agencies for 30, 40 years.

They take place across countries. I mean, it's just the complexities of ensuring and keeping us safe. And so when I came into office as the mayor, there were folks who were in agencies because agencies run cities, you know, the Department of Traffic, Department of Sanitation, Police Department. That's what runs cities. There were people who were in agencies for 30, 40 years.

They take place across countries. I mean, it's just the complexities of ensuring and keeping us safe. And so when I came into office as the mayor, there were folks who were in agencies because agencies run cities, you know, the Department of Traffic, Department of Sanitation, Police Department. That's what runs cities. There were people who were in agencies for 30, 40 years.

Right. And they make decisions that you don't even realize are being made. And so a man comes in with his agenda. There's some things he can do, but there's others. P, if you're there for 30 years, you like looking at them saying... What's this motherfucker?

Right. And they make decisions that you don't even realize are being made. And so a man comes in with his agenda. There's some things he can do, but there's others. P, if you're there for 30 years, you like looking at them saying... What's this motherfucker?

Right. And they make decisions that you don't even realize are being made. And so a man comes in with his agenda. There's some things he can do, but there's others. P, if you're there for 30 years, you like looking at them saying... What's this motherfucker?

layers and layers of bureaucracy. And they've been there for so long. They know the people. Because remember, we have a $114 billion budget. You know the amount of money that is on the federal level? So when they went in and looked at USAID and said, wait a minute, you're sending $3 billion to this? You're sending $3, $4 billion to this? And so those permanent people...

layers and layers of bureaucracy. And they've been there for so long. They know the people. Because remember, we have a $114 billion budget. You know the amount of money that is on the federal level? So when they went in and looked at USAID and said, wait a minute, you're sending $3 billion to this? You're sending $3, $4 billion to this? And so those permanent people...

layers and layers of bureaucracy. And they've been there for so long. They know the people. Because remember, we have a $114 billion budget. You know the amount of money that is on the federal level? So when they went in and looked at USAID and said, wait a minute, you're sending $3 billion to this? You're sending $3, $4 billion to this? And so those permanent people...

And I know we want to believe in particularly the prosecutorial arm of our government, because the worst thing we want to believe is that people are using the prosecutorial powers to go after people. That is frightening. And we have seen that. Like I said, imagine you are a mother.

And I know we want to believe in particularly the prosecutorial arm of our government, because the worst thing we want to believe is that people are using the prosecutorial powers to go after people. That is frightening. And we have seen that. Like I said, imagine you are a mother.

And I know we want to believe in particularly the prosecutorial arm of our government, because the worst thing we want to believe is that people are using the prosecutorial powers to go after people. That is frightening. And we have seen that. Like I said, imagine you are a mother.

Imagine you're a mother in some small town somewhere and you truly believe in some of the governmental policies you disagree with and you want to rally around that free speech. You want to organize around that. You should be on the FBI watch list.

Imagine you're a mother in some small town somewhere and you truly believe in some of the governmental policies you disagree with and you want to rally around that free speech. You want to organize around that. You should be on the FBI watch list.

Imagine you're a mother in some small town somewhere and you truly believe in some of the governmental policies you disagree with and you want to rally around that free speech. You want to organize around that. You should be on the FBI watch list.