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New York City Mayor Eric Adams volition be President-elect Trump's inauguration Monday astatine the incoming administration's request, a spokesperson for the politician said.
According to Fabien Levy, lawman politician for communications, Trump's squad reached retired with an invitation for the politician to question to Washington, D.C., to be the inaugural ceremonies. "Mayor Adams accepted connected behalf of New York City," Levy announced connected X.
"As the politician has repeatedly said, America has chosen a caller nationalist person and we indispensable enactment unneurotic to physique a safer, stronger, and much affordable successful New York City," Levy said.
Trump volition beryllium sworn in to bureau successful the U.S. Capitol Rotunda astatine noon ET connected Monday, becoming the 47th president of the United States. The ceremonial was moved indoors for the archetypal clip successful 4 decades due to the fact that of an artic blast sweeping astir of the nation. He began the time with a worship work astatine St. John's Episcopal Church, joined by members of his household and Vice President-elect JD Vance.
On Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said helium accepted an invitation to be President-elect Trump's inauguration. (Getty Images)
The invitation for Adams to be Trump's inauguration comes 3 days aft the New York politician and lifelong New York existent property developer met successful Palm Beach, Florida.
The brace discussed matters of nationalist safety, however to bring backmost manufacturing jobs and caller imaginable infrastructure investments that the national authorities tin marque successful New York City, according to Adams' spokesperson.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams departs Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse successful New York City connected Nov. 1, 2024. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital )
The Democratic mayor, who is awaiting proceedings connected national corruption charges successful April, said the brace didn’t sermon his ineligible issues successful the meeting. Trump, arsenic president, volition person the powerfulness to pardon Adams.
Adams faces charges helium accepted luxury question perks and amerciable run contributions from overseas nationals successful speech for corrupt acts.
Staff hole for the inauguration of President-elect Trump successful the U.S. Capitol Rotunda connected Jan. 20, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via Reuters)
Trump, who was convicted successful a New York court past twelvemonth for falsifying concern records, has defended Adams successful the past, claiming the charges against the politician whitethorn person been brought due to the fact that helium criticized President Biden implicit the border.
Trump said helium would see a pardon for Adams.
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Adams took vigor from his chap Democrats for gathering with Trump, but his determination to be the inauguration suggests the politician is not phased by critics connected the left.
"Like I’ve ever done, I volition instrumentality each accidental imaginable to advocator for New Yorkers and our city. And, aft our discussion, I powerfully judge determination is overmuch our metropolis and the national authorities tin spouse connected to marque New York City safer, stronger and much affordable. I convey President Trump for his clip and attraction and look guardant to moving with him to payment each New Yorkers," Adams said Friday aft gathering with Trump.
Fox News Digital's Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
Chris Pandolfo is simply a breaking quality newsman for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and travel him connected Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
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