Press reports say New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed his brother Bernard as deputy commissioner of the New York Police Department, something the mayor admits is true.
Adams told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that a "conflict of interest board" will decide whether Bernard can accept the job his brother offered him:
"But let me be clear on this," Adams said:
My brother is qualified for the position. Number one, he will be in charge of my security, which is extremely important to me in a time when we see an increase in white supremacy and hate crimes, I have to take my security in a very serious way.
But at the same time, I need that right balance. I don't want the people of this city to believe that their mayor is not approachable and he's not willing to engage with them on the level that I want to represent you.
So I took the subway system when -- my day one in office, and those are the types of things that I'm going to do. My brother has a community affairs background, the balance that I need. He understands law enforcement. He was a 20-year-old retired veteran from the police department. And I need someone that I trust around me during these times for my security. And I trust my brother deeply.
Tapper noted that Mayor Adams has named former NYPD Chief Philip Banks as deputy mayor for public safety.
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NYC, Is this who you voted for? Don't you people do your own homework??
Just got elected and now they realize what and who he is? NYC is done, it can't handle two crazy commies in a row!