NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams stopped short of condemning a council member’s post suggesting state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, a U.S. citizen who is running for mayor, be deported.

Brooklyn City Council Member Vickie Paladino posted to X on Monday, calling his politics “radical” and questioning his ability for office.

“Let’s just talk about how insane it is to elect someone to any major office who hasn’t even been a US citizen for ten years—much less a radical leftist who actually hates everything about the country,” Paladino wrote. “Deport.”

When asked about Paladino’s remarks Tuesday, Adams suggested everyone needs to tone down their rhetoric, not just Paladino.

“I am not going to point out one specific comment… We all need to tone down our rhetoric,” Adams said. “Every

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