The New York Daily News reports:
Mayor Adams contended Monday that renewed calls for his resignation over President Trump’s Justice Department bid to drop his corruption indictment amounts to “a modern day ‘Mein Kampf,’” a comment that his critics quickly blasted as offensive.
Adams delivered the heated remark while speaking at an event at Brooklyn’s Rehoboth Cathedral — a gathering billed as a rally for his reelection in June’s Democratic mayoral primary — and he was introduced by a handful of clergy members who sang his praises.
“I was listening to some of Dr. King’s teachings, and he talked about the book ‘Mein Kampf.’ He said if you repeat a lie long enough, loud enough people will believe it is true, and that’s what you’re seeing right now. This is a modern day ‘Mein Kampf,’” Adams told a group of about 30 supporters, referring to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s genocidal manifesto.
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WTF!!! Eric Adams just invoked Adolf Hitler and said that those calling for his resignation over his corrupt deal with Trump’s DOJ to drop his indictment amount to “a modern-day ‘Mein Kampf.’
This is insane.
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@calltoactivism.bsky.social) February 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“This is a modern day ‘Mein Kampf,’” Mayor Adams told a small group of supporters at Brooklyn’s Rehoboth Cathedral today, referring to calls for his resignation.
The comment, which came after four of his deputy mayors resigned, is being condemned as offensive. www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/17/a…
— Chris Sommerfeldt (@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social) February 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM