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CNN host tells Eric Adams ‘you got your pardons’ in NYE rant

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During CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast on Wednesday night, host Andy Cohen, drink in hand, took aim at outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams during the mayor’s final moments in office.

CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Cohen are known for drinking during the network’s New Year’s Eve broadcasts. This year was no exception, as the broadcast featured everything from suggestive banter to Cooper downing a few shots of hard alcohol. At one point, Cohen shared his thoughts on the outgoing mayor.

“Watching Mayor Adams’ chaotic, terrifying final moments [term]… I just want to say, he got his pardon,” Cohen said, while Cooper tried to shut him down to no avail.

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CNN’s Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper. (Craig T. Fruchtman/Getty Images)

“You’ve received your pardon, head out at sunset, let’s play with what we have, what you left us. Go dance, see you at all the parties,” Cohen continued. “You went to parties for four years.”

In April, U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho of the Southern District of New York dismissed the high-profile corruption case against Adams with prejudice, meaning the case could not be reopened. Trump’s Justice Department had asked the judge to dismiss the case.

New York City’s democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who replaced Adams, was officially sworn in as mayor in a midnight ceremony by New York Attorney General Letitia James. According to his campaign, Mamdani used the Quran during his inauguration, making him the first Muslim mayor of New York and the first person to swear to use the Quran.

NEW YORK CITY IS ABOUT TO TEST MAMDANI’S PROGRESSIVE ECONOMIC VISION

New York Attorney General Letitia James (left) administers the oath of office to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (center) as her husband, Rama Duwaji, looks on, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in New York City. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

As for Cohen’s remarks, NewsBusters associate editor Nicholas Fondacaro noticed it and suggested Cooper wanted to step out of frame, but CNN’s cameraman expanded to show his reaction.

Cohen made similar statements about then-outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2022.

“The only thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on is what a terrible mayor he is. I mean, sucker. 2022 — it’s a new year, because guess what? I have a feeling next year I’m going to be standing right here and you know who I’m not going to look at, dancing while the city falls apart,” Cohen said.

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