Andy Cohen Criticizes Eric Adams on CNN New Year's Broadcast

Andy Cohen, co-host of CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast, criticized former New York City Mayor Eric Adams during a live segment from Times Square on Wednesday night, shortly after the ball dropped to ring in 2026. The remarks, made alongside co-host Anderson Cooper and guest B.J. Novak, came as Adams' term officially ended and new Mayor Zohran Mamdani prepared to take office.

Cohen, holding a drink on air, described Adams' four-year tenure as chaotic and urged the outgoing mayor to retire quietly. "I just want to say, you got your pardons. Now go off into the sunset," Cohen said, adding, "We'll fiddle with what we have with what you left us with. Go dance away. We'll see you at all the parties." Cooper interjected with "Don't," attempting to steer the conversation, while Novak joked that Cohen needed to be cut off. Cohen continued, sarcastically congratulating Adams for establishing the Office of Rodent Mitigation in December, one of his final acts. "I think he may have dented the rat population. I think he got rid of some of the rats, but isn't that a metaphor of sorts?" Cohen remarked. "It is 2026, and there are fewer rats."

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