NYC mayor weighs in on Trump's historic MSG rally after 45's gracious shoutout

"And you know who I want to thank?" Trump said Sunday evening from the sold-out arena. "Mayor Adams. Because Mayor Adams has been treated pretty badly. You know, when he said that this whole thing with the migrants coming into New York, this is just not sustainable. You know, we can't do it. We're trying to run a city, we got 100,000 migrants coming. We can't do it, we just can't do it, it's not feasible, it's not good."

"He said it very nicely," Trump continued. "I said, 'Well, he's going to be indicted by these lunatics for saying that.' A year later, he got indicted."

"The hateful words that were used by some at today's rally at Madison Square Garden were completely unacceptable. No matter who says it, hate is hate and there is no place for it in our city. As Americans, we always should stand up against racism, antisemitism, and misogyny," Adams posted on X. 

"Yesterday, ahead of today's rally, I talked about how we all need to turn down the temperature that fuels hate and violence. I am once again renewing those calls," he added. 

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, host of the popular podcast "Kill Tony," sparked bipartisan backlash after he cracked a joke hours ahead of Trump taking the stage at Madison Square Garden that Puerto Rico is a "floating island of garbage."

The Trump campaign released a statement distancing itself and Trump from the remark. 

"This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign," Trump campaign senior adviser Danielle Alvarez noted in a statement, according to reports.

Hinchcliffe, whose comedic background is rooted in roasting celebrities and other comics, joked at another point: "These Latinos, they love making babies, too. Just know that they do. There's no pulling out. They don't do that. They come inside, just like they did to our country."

Last year, Adams slammed the federal government's handling of the immigration crisis, calling on President Biden to declare a state of emergency for the crisis, which the mayor has since linked to the motivation behind his historic corruption indictment last month. 

"We are past our breaking point," the mayor added. "New Yorkers' compassion may be limitless, but our resources are not. And our partners at the state and federal levels know this." 

"I think they upgraded his seat in an airplane. That's a very serious charge," Trump joked of Adams' charges during the event.

"They've upgraded my seat a lot, too. I used to fly commercial. I don't fly so much anymore, but they'd see me back there and sure, would you like an upgrade," Trump continued. "I don't know, maybe it's something else."

Despite no evidence Adams was indicted over his previous remarks on the immigration crisis, he also pinned blame for the corruption scandal on his comments bucking the Democratic Party over immigration last year. 

"I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be a target, and a target I became," Adams said last month. "Leaks and rumors have been aimed at me in an attempt to undermine my credibility and paint me as guilty."

"Despite our pleas, the federal government did nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system. With no relief, I put the people of New York before party and politics," he added. 

"I have had those comments hurled at me by some political leaders in the city; my answer is 'No,'" Adams said Saturday when asked about the slams against Trump. 

"I know what Hitler has done, and I know what a fascist regime looks like. I think, as I have called for over and over again, that the level of conversation, I think we can all dial down the temperature," he added. 

Trump continued Sunday evening at his historic rally that Adams has been "really great," citing Adams' defense of Trump.