Mayor Dismisses Reports of Trump Administration Job Offer, Stands Firm Against Rivals
New York City Mayor Eric Adams doubled down on his long-shot independent reelection bid on Friday, pushing back against mounting pressure to abandon his campaign and denying reports he is in talks to join the Trump administration.
The decision, which Adams stated was driven by a desire to defeat Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, could complicate efforts by anti-socialist forces to unite behind a single candidate.
“I am in this race and I’m the only one that can beat Mamdani,” Adams declared at a fiery press conference. The mayor also aimed sharp words at his fellow independent candidate and former Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, calling him a “snake and a liar.”
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Adams, who has seen his poll numbers sag amid several corruption scandals, has faced calls to step aside from some Republicans, centrist Democrats, and New York business leaders who fear a victory for the socialist frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani. The incumbent mayor’s continued presence in the race is seen by many as splintering the vote and potentially paving the way for a Mamdani win in November.
President Donald Trump, who has expressed his opposition to a “communist mayor of New York,” has reportedly been involved in discussions to narrow the field. According to sources familiar with the matter, the Trump administration has floated the idea of offering Adams a position as the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia or a role at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to incentivize him to drop out.
Adams, however, staunchly denied considering any such job. “There’s a lot of reports that I’m in Washington on Monday,” he said. “Those reports are wrong. I’ll be moving throughout this city, the five boroughs that made me mayor in the first place.”
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Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist state lawmaker, secured the Democratic Party’s nomination after a stunning primary victory over Andrew Cuomo. The candidate was quick to mock Adams’ announcement on social media, tweeting a clip from “The Wolf Of Wall Street” of a character shouting “I’m not f—ing leaving.”
Recent polling indicates a challenging path for Adams, with a July Zenith & Public Progress poll showing him with just 7% of the vote, far behind Mamdani’s 50%, Cuomo’s 22%, and Republican Curtis Sliwa’s 13%. The prospect of a Mamdani mayoralty has also caught the attention of national Republicans, with the National Republican Congressional Committee using a video of Mamdani in an August ad to accuse Democrats of wanting to “turn America into a socialist, crime-filled dystopia.”
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Despite the frontrunner’s momentum, top Democratic officials in New York, including Governor Kathy Hochul, Senator Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have not yet endorsed Mamdani’s campaign. The race continues to be a high-stakes affair, with business leaders and political figures debating the best strategy to prevent a socialist victory. Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, a former supporter of Cuomo who later endorsed Adams, publicly called on the mayor to exit the race on Thursday, citing his poor polling numbers. Sources
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