City Council leaders on Wednesday fumed over Mayor Eric Adams administration officials not showing up to a hearing on preparing for Trump’s deep funding cuts and submitting written testimony instead — a move they said shows Hizzoner “remains silent” in the face of Trump’s attacks.
City Council Member Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn), a frequent Adams critic, opened the proceedings by pointing out that no one from the mayor’s administration was present. The hearing came after the council released a plan to “Trump-proof” city services against federal funding cuts from the president and billionaire Elon Musk, who heads the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE).
