Mayor Eric Adams met with President Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, in Florida earlier this week — amid talks about a potential role for Hizzoner in the administration, The Post has learned.
The Tuesday sit-down with a high-level member of the Trump admin came as White House officials were discussing a possible plum gig for Adams — including an ambassadorship — apparently as an incentive to drop his re-election bid, sources said.
Adams traveled to the Sunshine State late Monday as part of an undisclosed trip that was later confirmed by his team to be part of his 65th birthday celebration.
Mayor Eric Adams answers reporters questions regarding a future post on the Trump administration after a press conference at the Queens D.A. offices on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post
Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen to President Donald Trump speak a cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Getty ImagesThe mayor didn’t reveal what he did during the jaunt south, but did not deny that he met with people in the Trump administration, when asked.
It emerged on Wednesday that discussions about finding Adams a cushy gig in Washington had reached the highest levels of the Trump admin.
Here’s the latest on Mayor Adams dropping out of the 2025 NYC mayoral race:
- Eric Adams drops out of NYC mayoral race amid increasing pressure: ‘I know I cannot continue my campaign’
- Adams rips political ‘extremism’ as he drops out of NYC mayoral race — in clear dig at socialist Zohran Mamdani
- Eric Adams hailed for quitting mayoral race, pundits hope move is blow to lefty Zohran Mamdani
- Cuomo’s mayoral bid has life now that Adams has bowed out — but he has more work to do to topple Mamdani
The Post reported on Thursday that Trump himself had phoned influential businessman John Catsimatidis, a friend of Adams, and set a deadline for the mayor and GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa to drop out.
White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff gestures, as he leaves the Elysee Palace, on the day of a summit of the “Coalition of the Willing”, in Paris, France, September 4, 2025. REUTERSThe political calculus is that thinning the field would give ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo a leg up in staving off a socialist mayoralty under frontrunner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.
Reps for Witkoff and the White House didn’t immediately return requests for comment.
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