Eric Adams, defending himself

Donald Trump, in one variation on a theme: “They are coming after me because I am fighting for you.”

I hear that same narcissism in Eric Adams’s words: “I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be a target, and a target I became.” Here’s a man who in 2023 proclaimed,

“I am the symbol of Black manhood in the city, in this country, and what it represents. I’m the mayor of the most powerful city on the globe, and people need to recognize that.”

And now, charged with multiple serious crimes, he’s taking up the Donald Trump cry of victimhood.

The Trump/Adams defense makes me wonder: can narcissistic injury be converted into narcissistic supply?