Eric Adams Doesn’t Rule Out Switch To The Gop: 'cancel Me'

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has taken a soft touch with President-elect Donald Trump, left open the possibility of switching to the Republican Party in a pair of Friday morning interviews.

Adams was a member of the GOP from 1995 through 2002, and was asked during an appearance on NY1 whether he would return to the party. He did not rule out the possibility.

“I’m a part of the American party,” he said in response. “I love this country.”

Asked to clarify his comments in a subsequent interview on PIX11, the big-city mayor again left open the question about his future political affiliation.

“No matter what party I’m on or vote on, I’m going to push for American values,” he said, arguing that officials need to move beyond parties altogether and work in concert to solve voters' problems.

Adams’ comments come on the heels of a presidential race in which the mayor — unlike most of his fellow Democrats — took pains to avoid criticizing Trump. And since Trump’s ascension to the White House, Adams has spoken glowingly about Elon Musk, a confidant of Trump tasked with making government more efficient.

The mayor is set to sit down with Tom Homan, the incoming border czar, next week to talk about plans to deport undocumented immigrants. Adams has said he would support any federal plan that focuses on those undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes.

The mayor's openness to Trump has outraged local Democrats because of the power the incoming president will have over the five-count criminal case Adams faces in federal court.

Trump has already settled on a nominee to replace the U.S. Attorney prosecuting Adams. And as POLITICO has reported, Trump could assist Adams with the case, including offering him a pardon.

Each has cast criminal charges against themselves as the result of a politicized Justice Department — a notion President Joe Biden bolstered by criticizing the justice system in pardoning his son Hunter Biden. And Trump has expressed empathy toward Adams’ predicament.

When asked Friday if he would run for reelection next year as a Democrat, Adams gave a perfunctory answer.

“That is what I’m proposing to do,” he said. “I’ve been a Democrat for many years and I’m going to run for my reelection as a Democrat.”

And he had a final message for any naysayers.

“Those who don’t like it, they will cancel me,” he said. “I say: Cancel me. I’m for America.”