Eric Adams cancels MLK Day events in NYC to accept last-minute Trump inauguration invite

Published January 20, 2025 5:51pm ET



New York City Mayor Eric Adams accepted a last-minute invitation from the Trump administration to attend President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.

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 in his corruption case.

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