Why Eric Adams requested White House meeting with Trump as his reelection chances hang by a thread

Craig McCarthy and Matt Troutman / NEW YORK POST

 

Mayor Eric Adams successfully requested a meeting with President Trump to score a win for New York City as he gears up for a long-shot bid to stay in City Hall, The Post has learned.

Adams jetted to Washington, DC, on Friday for a rare White House confab with Trump, where he’s expected to bend the president’s ear on the now-paused Empire Wind One project, Medicaid funding and state and local tax (SALT) deductions, a source briefed on the meeting told The Post.

The source said the embattled Adams, who faces a steep uphill reelection battle, is not only looking for a win, but also for his budding ally Trump to give him some credit.

The mayor wants to show that his strategy of cozying up to Trump and not joining most fellow city and state Democrats — and his opponents in the November mayoral race — in criticizing the president will bring about wins for the Big Apple, according to the source. Read more here.