Lip reader reveals Trump ‘thanked’ troubled mayor Eric Adams in viral exchange at UFC

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Lip reader Jeremy Freeman recently revealed what the brief and intimate conversation between President-elect Donald Trump and New York Mayor Eric Adams was all about at UFC 309.

The relation between the two appeared to have been cordial in the build-up to the election and after as they bonded over their experiences of being indicted, according to the Daily Mail. 

Jeremy Freeman reveals Trump ‘thanked’ Eric Adams in viral exchange at UFC

Jeremy Freeman evaluated the viral clip of the chat between Trump and Adams and highlighted the continuation of a warm relationship as the president-elect appeared to thank the NY mayor, per the outlet.

He told Daily Mail that Trump started out by saying "Oh Eric..." before his face was blocked for a moment by Mayor Adams. He continued by saying, "Not really. Thank you for all the...", before again being blocked from view.

The two shook hands and Trump lightly bumped the mayor on the arm several times during the friendly exchange at Madison Square Garden as they were flanked by Trump allies, including Elon Musk.

Early, Adams congratulated Trump on his win in a speech before speaking to the president-elect on the phone privately, the outlet added.

Adams said, "I communicated with the president yesterday to state that there are many issues here in the city that we want to work together with the administration to address. The city must move forward and that is what our call is to do."

Controversies surrounding Mayor Eric Adams

NY Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with bribery and fraud charges by US prosecutors as part of a "long-running" scheme that has upended politics in New York, according to BBC.

The mayor is facing five separate criminal counts, including "conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, and to receive campaign contributions by foreign nationals", wire fraud, two counts of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national, and bribery, per the outlet

Moreover, he allegedly accepted more than $100,000 in luxury travel, including hotel stays, lavish meals, and airline upgrades, from Turkish nationals beginning in 2016, when he still served as president of the New York borough of Brooklyn, as per the 57-page indictment.

The New York City Mayor is also alleged to have sought out campaign contributions from Turkish sources for his 2021 mayoral election campaign.

Internet divided as Jeremy Freeman reveals Donald Trump ‘thanked’ Eric Adams

People on the Internet were divided after Jeremy Freeman revealed that Donald Trump 'thanked' Mayor Eric Adams during their viral conversation at UFC 309.

A user wrote on X, "Adams is becoming more MAGA every day", while one added, "Eric Adams will be in prison after his trial."

A person stated, "Sorry but Adams does not get any mercy from me!", whereas one mentioned, "Trump is a genius. He uses the UFC as a place to have private conversations with important people so that the intelligence community can't listen in, because it's too loud. He's beating them!"

A user also wrote, "Adams is coming around", while one commented, "Adams doesn’t have other things to worry about?"

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