Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted February 15, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted February 15, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Ocasio-Cortez says Adams ‘must be removed’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) publicly urged New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) to resign on Thursday, echoing previous calls to remove him from leadership following his federal indictment on corruption charges. “Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges,” the lawmaker wrote on This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . “This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.” Her statement comes after the Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered federal prosecutors to dismiss the corruption charges against Adams on Monday. Still, Ocasio-Cortez isn’t alone in calling for his resignation. “New York City deserves a Mayor accountable to the people, not beholden to the President. Mayor Adams should step down,” New York Lt. Gov. Anthony Delgado (D) wrote in a This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . State law would allow Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up upon “charges,” or he could resign. In either case, the city would instate a temporary replacement and then hold a special election within 80 days. New York primaries for the gubernatorial post are set to take place in June. Adams has named himself as a contender for the role and has not indicated any intention to resign. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #OcasioCortez #Adams #removed This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/218371-ocasio-cortez-says-adams-%E2%80%98must-be-removed%E2%80%99/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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