Sources close to President Donald Trump say his advisers have quietly floated the idea of offering New York City Mayor Eric Adams a plum position within a potential Trump administration, if the embattled mayor agrees to bow out of the upcoming re-election race.
As Mayor Adams flounders in the polls (hovering at around 9%, trailing well behind Democratic frontrunner Zohran Mamdani at 42%, and Andrew Cuomo established in second at 26%), Trump allies are reportedly angling for a campaign shakeup.
Sources say the purported strategy is to clear the field, allowing Cuomo to consolidate non-Mamdani votes and regain traction.
A New York Post report reveals that “top White House officials are in talks over a potential job for Eric Adams in President Trump’s administration,” while speculation from other outlets add that an appointment to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been floated.
NY Mag reported:
On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that top advisers to President Trump have discussed the idea of giving Adams a role in the administration, with the intention of getting the incumbent mayor out of the race and making it into a one-on-one matchup between Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo. Sources told the Times that administration officials have spoken to associates close to Adams and that the conversations are happening “in several different directions.”
The New York Post ran a similar story on Wednesday, reporting that the talks with Adams’s camp have reached high-level officials in the Trump administration, but that it’s not clear if the president himself has weighed in. “I think Adams would be able to craft a position and a portfolio that’s to his liking,” a source close to the White House told the Post.
Politico then followed up with its own reporting, saying that Adams has been offered a high-ranking job in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, per a source familiar. The numerous reports emerged soon after Adams returned from a previously unannounced trip to Florida on Tuesday which his team described as “personal.”
Both the Times and the Post also reported that conversations have also taken place about a potential job offer to Guardian Angels founder and Republican Party nominee Curtis Sliwa. Sliwa has previously said he has no intention of dropping out and is only interested in running for mayor. He echoed those words in a statement to the Times, saying that he is “committed to carrying this fight through to Election Day.”
Cuomo, the former governor, has consistently held second place in the polls, ahead of Sliwa and Adams. A fourth candidate, attorney Jim Walden, officially dropped his independent bid on Tuesday and called on others to join him, in order to consolidate the field behind the strongest possible candidate to defeat Mamdani. The candidates have long signaled that a three-way fight for moderate and conservative voters risks splitting the vote to Mamdani’s benefit, but neither Cuomo, Adams nor Sliwa have shown a willingness to drop their bids.
Socialist nominee Zohran Mamdani held a fiery press conference in New York City earlier today, lashing out over reports that President Donald Trump may be considering offering NYC Mayor Eric Adams a position in his administration, Fox News reported.
“I have not met a single New Yorker that has told me they want Donald Trump to determine the course of this election,” Mamdani told reporters. “We choose our own leaders.”
“The issue here is the motivation at hand,” Mamdani fumed. “I believe Andrew Cuomo has been having conversations with Donald Trump as well.”
Eric Adams’ campaign followed up with a response to the report.
“Although Mayor Adams has been the most pro-housing mayor in New York City’s history, at no time did he ask for — nor was he offered — a job at HUD. Over the last few years, the Mayor has shown his ability to block out the noise and stay focused on delivering for New Yorkers. He demonstrated that again today with his announcement of a new life center at Hostos College. Mayor Adams looks forward to another four years of delivering results for the people of this city.
And if the HUD job does open, Andrew Cuomo held that position before and can always continue where he left off.”
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