New York City Mayor Eric Adams clapped back Friday at reports that he has been considering dropping his bid for reelection to take a job in the Trump administration. (Fox News)
"This is such a pivotal and important period, and we have to get it right," he went on.
"They were born with silver spoons in their mouths. Not like working class New Yorkers. I'm a working-class New Yorker. They are not like us," he said. "They've never had to fight. They never had to struggle. They never had to go through difficult times like you and I had to go through, New Yorkers."
He took particular aim at Cuomo, accusing him of having "a career of pushing black candidates out of races."
He also addressed rumors that he is in discussions with President Donald Trump about possibly joining his administration.
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New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, on his anti-Trump tour across New York City at an event in the Bronx on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
"I'm running, and I'm going to beat Mamdani, and I'm going to continue the success that this city has witnessed," he said.
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"I committed myself and dedicated myself to a city that I love, and I'm going to continue to do that. This polo shirt that I'm wearing that says Eric Adams, Mayor of the City of New York, I'm going to wear that for another four years."
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