{"id":2392866,"date":"2025-01-20T17:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T22:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-cancels-mlk-day-events-to-accept-last-minute-trump-invite-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T17:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T22:58:12","slug":"eric-adams-cancels-mlk-day-events-to-accept-last-minute-trump-invite-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-cancels-mlk-day-events-to-accept-last-minute-trump-invite-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams cancels MLK Day events to accept last-minute Trump invite &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-adams-cancels-mlk-day-events-to-accept-last-minute-trump-invite-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392866&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City\u2062 Mayor Eric Adams accepted an unexpected invitation to attend President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2063inauguration,leading to the cancellation of his\u2062 Martin Luther King Day\u2062 events. \u200dThis\u200b decision has sparked speculation regarding whether Adams is seeking a pardon in\u200c connection with an ongoing\u2064 corruption case. In response\u2062 to thes allegations, \u200cthe mayor expressed his\u200d frustration, asserting that he has \u200ddone nothing wrong and emphasizing his\u200d commitment to serving the city as a former police officer. adams \u200dstated that his \u2064attendance at the inauguration \u2062reflects\u2062 his determination to collaborate with the\u200d federal government on issues\u200d affecting New \u200bYork City, indicating a desire \u200dto work with Trump on various\u200b concerns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tough-on-crime-trump-endorses-texas-gov-greg-abbott-calls-him-a-fighter\/\" title=\"\u2018Tough On Crime\u2019: Trump Endorses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Calls Him A \u2018Fighter\u2019\">including border security<\/a> and public safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eric Adams cancels MLK Day events in NYC to accept last-minute Trump inauguration invite<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1940259\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eric Adams<\/a> accepted a last-minute invitation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> to attend President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3290282\/whats-different-for-trump-second-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">inauguration<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Adams canceled his Martin Luther King Day engagements to travel to Washington, D.C., sparking further speculation that the mayor is making a deeper appeal to Trump to pardon him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3291604\/eric-adams-legal-case-trump-mar-a-lago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in his corruption case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor rejected such claims in an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It really insults me when people ask me that question over and over again, as I&rsquo;ve defended this city as a police officer and I have a great lawyer. &hellip; I said this once and I&rsquo;ll say it again: I did nothing wrong,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYCMayor<\/a> when I asked if he&rsquo;s seeking a pardon from Trump: &ldquo;It really insults me when people ask me that question over and over again, as I&#8217;ve defended this city as a police officer and I have a great lawyer&hellip; I said this once and I&rsquo;ll say it again. I did nothing wrong.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7MvvV8ldvU\">pic.twitter.com\/7MvvV8ldvU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaJoRoth\/status\/1881366272900014115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Adams said he went to the inauguration to represent how serious he is about helping New York City with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-grants-gop-lawmaker-standing-to-sue-biden-administration-over-unrwa-funding-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA funding - Washington Examiner\">federal government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s assistance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump loves New York City, and I&rsquo;m going to do everything possible to ensure that we will collaborate on everything from securing our border to how we make our city continue to be a safe city,&rdquo; the Democratic mayor said. &ldquo;And so coming here is not only substantive, it is symbolism. Also, I&rsquo;ve wanted [a] clear message for all the mayors of the big cities, [you] need to be working with this administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The mayor also took a shot at former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292509\/biden-issues-preemptive-pardons-fauci-jan-6-committee-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">last-minute pardons<\/a> of former and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-ways-government-shielded-joe-biden-from-the-laptop-from-hell\/\" title=\"8 Ways Government Shielded Joe Biden From The \u2018Laptop From Hell\u2019\">current government officials<\/a> such as Dr. Anthony Fauci and retired Gen. Mark Milley. &ldquo;So, the question that should be really raised is, why did he feel the need to pardon individuals? If he had a lot of faith in the criminal justice system, then he should not have had to have done it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adams wasn&rsquo;t originally scheduled to go to the inauguration. &ldquo;In the early hours of Monday morning, the Trump administration reached out inviting Mayor Adams to attend the inauguration at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hobbs-says-she-is-cautiously-prepared-to-work-with-trump-on-the-border-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hobbs says she is cautiously prepared to work with Trump on the border - Washington Examiner\">incoming administration&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s request. Mayor Adams accepted on behalf of New York City,&rdquo; Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the mayor has repeatedly said, America has chosen a new national leader and we must work together to build a safer, stronger, and more affordable in New York City,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>New York City&rsquo;s mayor has caught flack for skipping the MLK Day festivities for Trump&rsquo;s inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;To say you&rsquo;re not going to raise your eyebrows would be being dishonest,&rdquo; the Rev. Al Sharpton, an Adams ally, said on MSNBC on Monday. &ldquo;I think this is going to cause a lot of us to say, &lsquo;What is this all about?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>2025 mayoral challenger and city Comptroller Brad Lander didn&rsquo;t dodge the opportunity to knock Adams either. &ldquo;Imagine if Mayor Adams applied the same focus to making our city safer and bringing down our cost of living as he does to getting himself a pardon,&rdquo;&nbsp;Lander said on X.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) didn&rsquo;t openly criticize Adams when asked about his decision, but she didn&rsquo;t offer any hint of praise either. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every elected official can make their own decision,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad I&rsquo;m here today in Harlem.&rdquo; Several MLK Day events were in Harlem on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation surrounding Adams and his possible pursuit of a pardon could finally develop into action now that Trump is in office. A pardon would absolve Adams of his crimes, though might not change many voters&rsquo; minds in the 2025 mayoral election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has sympathized with Adams over his criminal case, previously comparing the indictment to his own New York hush money case. Adams believed, like Trump, that the Justice Department had it out for him.<\/p>\n<p>Adams is one of the least <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">popular mayoral choices<\/a> given his handling of the city&rsquo;s migrant crisis and his corruption indictment. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3284558\/cuomo-2025-nyc-mayoral-speculation-reaches-fever-pitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recent poll<\/a> ranked former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo among the top mayoral contenders with Adams not ranking in the top three challengers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1940259\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1940259\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Adams cancels MLK Day events to attend Trump&#8217;s inauguration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2392867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Adams-NYE-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36661,36572,48736,48878,32076],"class_list":["post-2392866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-eric-adams","tag-event-cancellation","tag-mlk-day","tag-trump-invite","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Adams-NYE-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392866"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392870,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392866\/revisions\/2392870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}