Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump thanked Eric Adams on Sunday at his rally at Madison Square Garden, adding that the New York City mayor has been “treated very badly” by the Department of Justice.

“I wanna thank Mayor Adams,” Trump said to a smattering of boos toward the end of his rally, carried live by Newsmax and simulcast on the Newsmax2 online streaming platform. 

Adams was indicted by the DOJ late last month on bribery charges, something with which Trump said he could empathize. Trump said it was predictable once Adams criticized the Biden administration for the lack of help in dealing with the illegal immigration problem in the city during the summer of 2023.

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