Eric Adams revealed to podcast host Tucker Carlson that aides to former President Joe Biden told the New York mayor that he should just “be a good Democrat” over concerns about how illegal immigration was affecting the city.

The embattled mayor’s latest interview comes after he butted heads with the previous administration’s view on illegal immigration, with Adams stating in December 2024 that he intends to work with the new administration to combat the issue. In detailing the Big Apple’s dilemma with illegal immigrants, Adams told Carlson that “Venezuelan gang leaders” have been coming to the city, likely referring to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which President Donald Trump called for the removal of on his first day back in the White House.