New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will continue his bid for reelection in November.
Adams made the announcement at a Friday press conference following reports that advisers to President Donald Trump have been making efforts over the last few weeks to persuade him to drop out of the race — a push that gained momentum in recent days with a potential ambassador post in Saudi Arabi being floated among the options to get Adams to drop out.
The mayor called Andrew Cuomo a “snake and a liar,” and insisted he is still running for reelection and will beat Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.
“I’m going to continue to give them (New Yorkers) my all,” he said.
Adams framed the race between a working class mayor and “two spoiled brats running for mayor. They were born with silver spoons in their mouths.”
“They are not like us. They’ve never had to fight. They’ve never had to struggle,” he said. “They’ve never had to go through difficult times like you and I have to go through.”
The mayor also denied he is traveling to Washington Monday.
“Those reports are wrong. I’ll be moving around the city in the five boroughs that made me mayor in the first place,” he said. “I’m running for reelection.”
