NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is assembly with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago house Friday in Florida.
According to Adams’ schedule, he flew to Florida on Thursday, and is predicted to satisfy with Trump at 1 p.m. Friday.
The mayor has mentioned a partnership with the federal government is vital to New York City’s success, and Trump has mentioned he would consider pardoning Adams if he’s convicted on federal corruption charges.
“Mayor Adams has made fairly clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers — and that partnership with the federal authorities is vital to New York City’s success,” the mayor’s workplace mentioned in an announcement Thursday. “Tomorrow, Mayor Adams will sit down with President-elect Trump and talk about New Yorkers’ priorities. The mayor appears ahead to having a productive dialog with the incoming president on how we are able to transfer our metropolis and nation ahead.”
Meanwhile, the mayor’s critics, together with Comptroller Brad Lander, who’s operating towards him, say Adams is placing his personal pursuits over New Yorkers.
Preparations underway for Trump’s Inauguration Day
The assembly comes as Washington, D.C. is and the upcoming switch of energy.
Safety and safety might be precedence, particularly given the two assassination attempts Trump confronted final 12 months.
Approximately 25,000 regulation enforcement officers and army personnel might be there, together with 7,800 National Guard members. Pilots have been flying over the National Mall, scanning for radiology or nuclear irregularities on the bottom, and there’s a so-called “ring of metal” with 30 miles of anti-scale fencing across the metropolis.
With all of those measures in place, authorities say they are going to be prepared for the 250,000 ticketed visitors. Those anticipated to attend embrace billionaires, tech CEOs and celebrities, together with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses. Trump notably skipped Biden’s inauguration in 2021.
Trump’s inauguration comes simply days after two different main nationwide safety occasions — the Jan. 6 electoral count and former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
