{"id":25256,"date":"2025-09-08T10:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/adams-ignores-trump-rumors-stays-focused-on-re-election\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:48:48","slug":"adams-ignores-trump-rumors-stays-focused-on-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/adams-ignores-trump-rumors-stays-focused-on-re-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams Ignores Trump Rumors, Stays Focused on Re-Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href='https:\/\/nycpolitics.com\/mayor-adams-nypd-welcome-largest-recruit-class-in-nearly-a-decade\/'><b>Mayor Eric Adams<\/b><\/a><span style='font-weight: 400;'> emphatically dismissed speculation on Friday that he plans to abandon his tough re-election effort for a job under a potential Trump administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Adams Denies Exit Rumors<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>\u201cI am staying in this race. I am the only one with a path to defeat [Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran] Mamdani,\u201d Adams stated at a quickly convened press conference at Gracie Mansion on September 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>His comments followed a statement earlier in the day that appeared to keep options open for possible federal opportunities. \u201cI will always consider a call to serve our country,\u201d Adams remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>There have been reports of Adams being offered a position at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and being in the mix for ambassador to Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Campaign spokesperson <\/span><b>Todd Shapiro<\/b><span style='font-weight: 400;'> later acknowledged Adams recently spoke with Trump advisor <\/span><b>Steve Witkoff<\/b><span style='font-weight: 400;'> while in Florida. Still, Adams rejected rumors he will attend meetings with Trump officials in Washington next week, dismissing an <\/span><a href='https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/09\/05\/white-house-eric-adams-saudi-arabia'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>NY1 report<\/span><\/a><span style='font-weight: 400;'> to the contrary. Neither Adams nor Shapiro confirmed if any such meeting might take place at a future date.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Critiquing His Opponents<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Now running as an independent after skipping the Democratic primary, Adams confronts a competitive four-way race against Mamdani, Republican candidate <\/span><b>Curtis Sliwa<\/b><span style='font-weight: 400;'>, and <\/span><b>former Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/b><span style='font-weight: 400;'>. Recent polls show <\/span><a href='https:\/\/nycpolitics.com\/mamdani-builds-double-digit-lead-in-nyc-mayoral-race\/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Mamdani in the lead<\/span><\/a><span style='font-weight: 400;'>, with centrist and unaffiliated voters split among the other contenders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>During Friday&#8217;s event, Adams sharply criticized Cuomo, blaming him for fueling rumors about his possible exit from the race. Adams labeled Cuomo a \u201csnake and a liar,\u201d accusing him of historically undermining Black officeholders. Adams did not provide evidence for his accusation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Mamdani, for his part, also accused Cuomo of conspiring with Trump to force Adams out, though Cuomo maintained he hasn\u2019t communicated with Trump in more than a year. Cuomo\u2019s campaign would not respond to Adams\u2019 specific criticisms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Adams Highlights Achievements<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Adams cast himself as the champion of working-class New Yorkers, drawing distinctions with Mamdani and Cuomo, whom he labeled \u201cspoiled brats trying to run the city.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>\u201cThey\u2019re not like us. They\u2019ve never had to struggle. They\u2019ve never had to endure hardship like you and me,\u201d Adams said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Mamdani held both Adams and Cuomo responsible for the city\u2019s ongoing affordability crisis, central to his campaign. \u201cIn November, we\u2019ll create a New York City that working people can afford,\u201d Mamdani asserted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Even with polling numbers lagging, Adams promised to continue his campaign, promoting progress made on crime, recovery from the pandemic, and addressing homelessness since 2022. \u201cWe must not turn back,\u201d he stated.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Eric Adams emphatically dismissed speculation on Friday that he plans to abandon his tough re-election effort for a job under a potential Trump administration. Adams Denies Exit Rumors \u201cI am staying in this race. I am the only one with a path to defeat [Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran] Mamdani,\u201d Adams stated at a quickly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5893,"featured_media":25257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2866],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Adams Ignores Trump Rumors, Stays Focused on Re-Election - Brooklyn News and Events<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/adams-ignores-trump-rumors-stays-focused-on-re-election\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adams Ignores Trump Rumors, Stays Focused on Re-Election\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mayor Eric Adams emphatically dismissed speculation on Friday that he plans to abandon his tough re-election effort for a job under a potential Trump administration. 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