Mayor Adams Pushes Back On Possible Federal Takeover In NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Eric Adams has made it clear that New York City doesn't need the National Guard help after President Donald Trump mentioned a possible federal takeover of the city earlier this week.

Adams' comments came during a CBS News New York interview on Tuesday. On Monday, Trump alluded to targeting other Democratic-led cities after he placed Washington D.C under federal control.

"We got this," Adams told the outlet, asserting that there is no need for the National Guard.

The mayor also disclosed that the Trump administration has not reached out to him about any possible deployment.

"This is the safest big city in America, and we've seen the [crime] numbers continue to decrease," the mayor said. "If the federal government wants to partner with us to go after some real laws to stop dangerous people from having guns, those with mental health issues getting access to guns, we look forward to having that coordination in that manner."

In addition, Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday told Trump to "focus on something else."

Trump Targets NYC

Trump on Monday mentioned looking at other cities like New York City, Baltimore, Oakland and Chicago for a possible federal takeover.

“We have other cities that are very bad. New York is a problem. And then you have, of course, Baltimore and Oakland. We don’t even mention that anymore. They’re so far gone,” Trump said.

"I will look at New York in a little while. Let’s do this. Let’s do this together,“ he added. ”And if we need to, we’ll do the same thing in Chicago. We have an incompetent governor there.”

About 500 federal law enforcement officers are being tasked with deploying throughout the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to combat crime.

More than 100 FBI agents and about 40 agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are among federal law enforcement personnel being assigned to patrols in D.C. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Marshals Service are also contributing officers.