New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) defended former President Donald Trump from claims that he is a “fascist,” and called for people to “dial down the temperature” of political rhetoric.
During a press conference on Saturday, Adams was asked if he believes that Trump “is a fascist.” Adams responded by explaining that he knows what Adolf Hitler “has done” and that he knows “what a fascist regime looks like.”
Adams added that when people described him as being fascist he “didn’t like it,” and added that it was not “fitting to anyone to state that the former president is equal to being Hitler.”
“You know, I have been — had those terms hurled at me by some political leaders in the city using terms like Hitler and fascist,” Adams answers. “My answer is no. I know what Hitler has done, and I know what a fascist regime looks like. I think, as…
