New York City Mayor Eric Adams has "changed tunes" over the years, and Democrats should support him in his deportation efforts and working with the incoming Trump administration, Chad Wolf, a former acting Department of Homeland Security secretary, said on Newsmax Sunday.
"He has a background in law enforcement," Wolf said on Newsmax's "Wake Up America Weekend." "I look forward to him working with the incoming Trump administration to secure his community and remove those criminal aliens."
Wolf added that he believes blue state governors and mayors should "take a page from Mayor Adams" in understanding what sanctuary city policies and jurisdictions are doing to their communities.
"He understands that firsthand because of the influx of migrants in his communities and this crisis," said Wolf. "I'm hopeful that others, as they talk with the incoming Trump administration and Tom Homan, understand that they just want to protect their communities and work with federal law enforcement to do just that."
And once President-elect Donald Trump's deportation and border plans are in full swing, the nation's border will be more secure, he added.
"The Trump administration is going to be protecting American communities," said Wolf. "You're going to see the number of apprehensions go down. Hopefully, you will see the amount of fentanyl go down as well."
He added that there will likely be more partnerships with Canada, Mexico, and other countries around the world to "stop this crisis that we've seen over the last four years because they know President Trump is serious about this."
Trump, he added, has probably talked more about the border and immigration in the past few months than President Joe Biden did in all four years.
"Once you have presidential leadership and priorities, you can make a real difference, and we see that already occurring before [Trump] even takes office," said Wolf.
Wolf also on Sunday spoke out about reports that the Biden administration is selling border wall panels at auction before Trump is sworn in.
"They've been doing this now for several years," Wolf said. "But they certainly should have stopped that after he won the election, knowing that he's going to restart border wall construction and could utilize some of those panels with new and future contracts. So the fact that they're continuing to go down this road, I think, is just it's baffling to many Americans."
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Sandy Fitzgerald has more than three decades in journalism and serves as a general assignment writer for Newsmax covering news, media, and politics.
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