{"id":44261,"date":"2025-09-29T12:16:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=44261"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:16:35","slug":"eric-adams-drops-out-of-nyc-mayor-race-in-face-of-trump-pressure-to-stop-mamdani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/eric-adams-drops-out-of-nyc-mayor-race-in-face-of-trump-pressure-to-stop-mamdani\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams Drops Out of NYC Mayor Race in Face of Trump Pressure to Stop Mamdani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his decision to withdraw from the New York City mayoral race on September 28, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDonald Trump and his billionaire donors might be able to determine Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo\u2019s actions but they will not dictate the results of this election,\u201d Mamdani said in response to the news.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Sep 28, 2025 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following pressure to drop out of the mayoral race from the Trump administration and business leaders, current New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced<\/a> on Sunday that he would end his bid to seek reelection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams was running as an Independent against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, also running as an Independent; Republican Curtis Sliwa; and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist whose victory<\/a> in the Democratic primary has<\/a> spooked<\/a> moneyed interests and right-wing politicians including US President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDonald Trump and his billionaire donors might be able to determine Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo\u2019s actions but they will not dictate the results of this election,\u201d Mandani said<\/a> in response to the news. \u201cNew York deserves better than trading in one disgraced, corrupt politician for another. On November 4, we are going to turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas and deliver a government every New Yorker can be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams\u2019 term as mayor was marked by scandal. He was charged<\/a> with bribery, wire fraud, and soliciting illegal campaign donations from foreign parties by the federal government in 2024 only to have the charges dropped<\/a> by Trump\u2019s Department of Justice in 2025 so that Adams could focus on facilitating Trump\u2019s anti-immigrant crackdown. The incident raised concerns among New Yorkers that Adams was beholden to the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite all we\u2019ve achieved, I cannot continue my reelection campaign,\u201d Adams said in a video posted on social media Sunday. \u201cThe constant media speculation about my future and the Campaign Finance Board\u2019s decision to withhold millions of dollars have undermined my ability to raise the funds needed for a serious campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only in America. Only in New York.
Thank you for making my story a reality. pic.twitter.com\/efHuyBnITJ<\/a><\/p>— Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) September 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>