Will Adams take the deal?
As the WLT Report previously covered, a new report by the New York Post has revealed that White House officials are currently in talks of hiring the Democratic mayor of New York City, Eric Adams.
The move by the Trump administration is an attempt to get Adams to drop out so that another Democrat or Republican mayoral candidate can defeat socialist Zohran Mamdani in the upcoming New York City mayoral elections.
An update on Friday has revealed Adams has been offered the position of ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Top Trump adviser floats Eric Adams for Saudi Arabia ambassadorship to quiet busy NY mayoral field, give Cuomo shot to beat Mamdani https://t.co/43qDbT6byE pic.twitter.com/0VjeUl6JCI
— New York Post (@nypost) September 5, 2025
The New York Times covered the story more closely:
Close advisers have been crafting a plan for President Trump to nominate Mayor Eric Adams to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, in an effort to end the mayor’s long-shot campaign for re-election in New York City, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
The conversations could still fall apart for a variety of reasons, the people cautioned. But Steve Witkoff, a billionaire real estate investor and adviser to Mr. Trump, has actively pursued the matter in recent days, meeting personally with Mr. Adams earlier this week in Florida and speaking with other people close to him.
It remains unclear if the White House or Mr. Witkoff, whose first role in the administration was as envoy to the Middle East, has formally committed to Mr. Trump nominating Mr. Adams, or offered the mayor any other job.
Mr. Adams, a Democrat, has told allies he is considering a range of options at a time when polls show his path to re-election has all but closed. His final decision could hinge on the details, though, including whether the White House would allow him to serve out the remainder of his term, or insist he resign early as a condition of the job.
If Mr. Adams did accept a nomination but served out his term, he would very likely remain on November’s general election ballot. If he resigned quickly, he could attempt to take his name off but doing so would plunge New York into uncertainty and temporarily elevate to the mayoralty a frequent antagonist, Jumaane D. Williams, the city’s progressive public advocate.
After days of denying specific reports about job discussions with advisers to Mr. Trump, the mayor on Friday issued a statement that seemed to reflect his tenuous situation.
So far, Adams has poured cold water on the reports.
WBOY reported on Adam’s response to the reports:
New York City Mayor Eric Adams insisted Wednesday that he isn’t dropping his reelection campaign after reports he had been approached about potentially taking a job with the federal government.
Trump administration intermediaries recently reached out to people close to Adams, a Democrat, to discuss whether he would be open to abandoning his reelection campaign to take a federal job, according to a person familiar with those conversations.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the private nature of those conversations.
It was unclear how far those talks progressed, but as media reports about them multiplied, Adams insisted in interviews and through a spokesperson that he had no intention of dropping out of the contest against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
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