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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Bolts to D.C. After Last Minute Inauguration Invite

Adams skipped Martin Luther King Day celebrations in Brooklyn and Manhattan to hit the road to Washington before dawn.

New York City’s Democrat Mayor Eric Adams dropped a full catalogue of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events to hotfoot it to D.C. after a last minute invite to Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to reports. A City Hall spokesperson told the New York Daily News that the incoming administration didn’t contact Adams until around 2 a.m. Monday, but he hit the road before dawn as soon as he got word. “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,” Adams spokeswoman Kayla Mamelak said in a statement, confirming that he has had to skip MLK Day celebrations in Brooklyn and Manhattan to be at the Capitol on time. Trump has previously said he would consider a pardon for Adams after he was indicted in September for allegedly taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions from Turkish government operatives.