Trump claimed that the meeting was for to Adams thank him. New York City Mayor Eric Adams reportedly traveled to D.C. to “thank” President Trump at the White House.

Mayor Eric Adams trekked to Washington, DC Friday to butter up President Trump during a rare White House meeting in the hopes of scoring a win for the Big Apple. Hizzoner posted a video on X after the 20 minute confab — one of several clips chronicling his journey to the nation’s capital — telling New Yorkers he talked about the wind farm project and developing microchips in the city.

With the threat of federal budget cuts a very real concern, Mayor Eric Adams traveled to Washington to meet with President Trump on what he called several key priorities for New York City.