Last Week Tonight host John Oliver took aim at recently FBI-indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams, skewering the politician for his ties to illegal campaign contributions, particularly from political ally Turkey.
The comedian began the segment by outlining the charges against the embattled leader, which include conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bribery, and how seemingly every media appearance and utterance from Adams has not worked in his favor. “Adams is entitled to due process like anyone else, but he has not been helping himself,” he said. “Last year, Adams said he’d be ‘shocked’ if anyone on his campaign had acted illegally because, quote, I cannot tell you how much I start the day with telling my team we’ve got to follow the law.
I’m not convinced you have a ton of respect for the law if every day you have to hype yourself up into obeying it.” Oliver particularly poked fun at Adams’ random appearance in 2017 Turkish rom-com New York Masali (Fairytale in New York), in which two supporting characters ask for various favors, including that Adams help add a story to a building and grant a license for the opening of a gyro restaurant. “You guys are from Turkey: Brooklyn loves Turkey,” he says in the cameo. “Brooklyn is the Istanbul of America.
We love your food, we love your music, but I don’t understand Turkish. We could take a selfie though.” After playing the clip, Oliver remarked, “It’s not a great sign when even the fictional version of yourself is being approached for political favors.” He quipped afterward, making fun of Adams’ frequent declaration that any given city is the “New York of America,” that the remark was a “stretch.” He said, “I wouldn’t call Brooklyn’s climate Mediterranean, so much as
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