The four big city mayors who testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill knew they were invited by House Republicans to be punching bags. For New York’s Eric Adams, however, the blows were thrown by fellow Democrats.

Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) faced a barrage of criticism at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with so-called sanctuary city mayors on Wednesday — with much of the backlash coming from his fellow Democrats.

Eric Adams and three other "sanctuary city" mayors are set to testify Wednesday at a Republican-led Congressional hearing aimed at scrutinizing how the jurisdictions have refused to cooperate with federal immigration enforcers.