Mayor Adams will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday after getting a last-minute invite that led him to cancel appearances at a number of Martin Luther King Jr. Day occasions in New York.
Adams — whose simpatico relationship with Trump has prompted hypothesis he’s in search of authorized assist together with his federal corruption case — didn’t obtain a name from Trump’s group till round 2 a.m. Monday informing him the incoming president had personally requested he attend the inauguration, in keeping with a Metropolis Corridor spokeswoman.
The mayor, who met privately with Trump simply this previous Friday, then hit the street earlier than daybreak in an effort to get to Washington, D.C. in time for Trump’s midday inauguration ceremony on the U.S. Capitol, the spokeswoman stated.
“As the mayor has repeatedly said, America has chosen a new national leader and we must work together to build a safer, stronger, and more affordable in New York City,” Adams spokeswoman Kayla Mamelak stated in a press release on the Eleventh-hour jaunt to the capital.
Workers put together forward of the inauguration ceremony earlier than Donald Trump is sworn in because the forty seventh President within the Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
In an effort to make the journey, the conservative Democrat mayor canceled deliberate appearances at MLK Day celebrations in Brooklyn and Manhattan that had been placed on his official public schedule simply after midnight Sunday.
He additionally skipped an MLK Day occasion at a Brooklyn church Sunday night that doubled as a 94th birthday celebration for his self-described mentor and civil rights chief, the Rev. Herbert Daughtry.
On Friday, Adams met privately with Trump at his namesake golf membership in Florida. Adams stated in a press release after the Florida assembly that he didn’t focus on his “legal case” with Trump throughout the sit-down.
In September, Manhattan federal prosecutors indicted Adams on legal costs alleging he took bribes and unlawful marketing campaign contributions from Turkish authorities operatives in change for political favors.
Adams, who has pleaded not responsible, maintains that his prosecution is politically motivated, stemming from his criticism of outgoing President Biden’s dealing with of the nationwide migrant disaster.
Trump, the primary convicted felon to develop into president, has echoed the political prosecution claims and stated final month he would think about pardoning Adams for his alleged crimes, claiming the mayor is being handled “unfairly.” When requested whether or not he would settle for a pardon from Trump, Adams has solely stated that his authorized group is exploring each risk of guaranteeing “justice.”
Initially Printed: January 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM EST
