Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams was relentlessly trolled for an Instagram post he made overnight visiting a senior citizen center in Harlem, where he appears blissfully unaffected by the bribery and fraud charges against him.
Adams, wearing a persistent grin, joyously made his way through the ARC A. Philip Randolph Older Adult Center to take pictures with his constituents.
In two photos, he’s seen beaming over a cake that reads: ‘ Happy Birthday To All September Seniors.’
He was also seen dancing as an emcee repeatedly shouted ‘Go Eric!’ and ‘Our Mayor!’
Commenters on the Friday post were stunned at Adams’ tone deafness, after he became the first sitting New York mayor to be charged with crimes, let alone five federal charges that could land him in jail for 45 years if he’s convicted.
New York City Eric Adams visits the ARC A. Philip Randolph Older Adult Center the same day he pleaded not guilty to five federal corruption charges
Hours earlier before the visit, Adams is seen leaving Manhattan Federal Court after pleading not guilty
One user asked if Adams told the elderly people he visited about him allegedly defrauding NYC taxpayers of $10 million through allegedly fraudulent campaign funds.
Others just couldn’t believe the optics of the post, coming the same day he pleaded not guilty in court.
‘Dude maybe read the room … is this what you want to be posting about? Who is advising you? They need to be fired,’ one person wrote.
‘Big Rearranging-deck-chairs-on-the-titanic energy,’ another wrote.
‘Eric! Just go to jail,’ a third wrote.