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‘Who started the stupid rumor?’ Mayor Adams re-emerges with fiery speech slamming critics, denying resignation talk

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on January 30, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday re-emerged after spending three days out of the public eye due to an unspecified illness with a defiant speech in which he shot down a rumor that he would soon resign and railed against his perceived critics.

In remarks delivered at an annual interfaith breakfast in Midtown, Hizzoner went on a multi-minute screed aimed at dispelling a rumor circulated by a former city lawmaker that he will resign from office on Friday as part of a deal with federal prosecutors in his corruption case.

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‘Who started the stupid rumor?’ Mayor Adams re-emerges with fiery speech slamming critics, denying resignation talk

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