Public Advocate Williams blasts Mayor Adams as becoming the ‘Trump of Brooklyn,’ questioning where his allegiance lies

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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams ramped up his criticism of Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday, suggesting Hizzoner is nearly equivalent to President-elect Donald Trump.

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Williams branded Adams, a Democrat, as the “Trump of Brooklyn” in a Nov. 14 social media post that came amid the mayor going soft on the Republican firebrand in recent months.