Eric Adams clashes with (and insults) reporters over Trump questions

And see how much the campaign arms in the Legislature raised and spent in the last filing period.

Good afternoon — it’s Tuesday and National Cat Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• New York City Mayor Eric Adams was particularly combative Tuesday with reporters who asked about his views on former President Donald J. Trump

• The campaign arms for Democrats in the state Assembly and Senate outraised Republicans, who got some last-minute help from Ron Lauder

• The Working Families Party is trying to regroup itself in New York

• NY-18: inside the race between Rep. Pat Ryan and Alison Esposito

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Mayor Eric Adams (Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press)

🗣️ Eric Adams tiptoes around Trump, assails reporters in press briefing

After giving his full-throated endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris this summer, New York City Mayor Eric Adams wouldn’t even say her name during a press briefing Tuesday.

It was a particularly combative conversation between reporters and Adams, who’s been critical of the city’s press corps in the past. He dialed that up on Tuesday when he repeatedly assailed reporters in the room over what he claimed was biased and uninformed reporting on his administration.

“Let's stop acting like all of you have a halo over your head,” Adams said during one of a few heated exchanges. “You bring your personal opinions into these conversations.”