{"id":552594,"date":"2026-01-29T22:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/552594\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:58:12","slug":"scrambling-to-fund-your-giveways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/552594\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Scrambling to fund your giveways&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Mayor Eric Adams is feeling snarky.<\/p>\n<p>Adams took to social media Thursday to take a shot at lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani, slamming the democratic socialist for pointing fingers rather than dealing with a gaping $12 billion budget hole.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you promise \u2018free\u2019 everything on Sunday, boldly declare that millionaires and billionaires shouldn\u2019t exist on Monday, and by Tuesday you\u2019re scrambling to fund your giveaways with the very people you wanted gone just yesterday,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/2016927339330838985?s=20\">former mayor said on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38329330\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/new-york-city-mayor-eric-118024675.jpg\" alt=\"New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a Guatemalan community event at Gracie Mansion.\" class=\"wp-image-38329330\"  \/>Former Mayor Eric Adams said Zohran Mamdani needs to look in the mirror over a $12 billion budget gap. Deccio Serrano\/NurPhoto\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani offered few details on how he plans to close the massive gap in the Big Apple budget during <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/28\/us-news\/zohran-mamdani-offers-few-fixes-to-nycs-12b-budget-hole-as-he-renews-call-to-hike-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an address at City Hall\u2019s<\/a> Blue Room on Wednesday \u2014 basically blaming Adams for the gap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just bad governance, it is negligence,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cWe are encouraged by the relationship we are building not only with Gov. Hochul but other legislators in Albany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics complain that making the rounds in Albany is all-too-often the fix for Big Apple financial woes.<\/p>\n<p>When pressed, Mamdani cited <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/05\/us-news\/new-york-city-defends-ai-chatbot-that-advised-entrepreneurs-to-break-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adams\u2019 failed artificial intelligence chatbot<\/a> \u2014 which cost about $500,000, or about 0.004% of the budget gap he\u2019s now facing.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38329358\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-new-york-mayor-zohran-119928360.jpg\" alt=\"Zohran Mamdani speaking at a press conference with an American flag behind him.\" class=\"wp-image-38329358\"  \/>Mayor Zohran Mamdani blamed ex-Mayor Eric Adams \u201cnegligence\u201d for the city\u2019s budget woes. Erik Pendzich\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Adams\u2019 salvo on X came with a clip of a confused-looking Dr. Steve Brule \u2014 the goofy and socially awkward character created by Oscar-nominated actor John C. Reilly. <\/p>\n<p>Officials at City Hall did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ex-Mayor Eric Adams is feeling snarky. 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