Just say the word.
Mayor Eric Adams said Monday he’s hoping to score a coveted sit-down with incoming President Donald Trump — and hinted he could even attend the upcoming inauguration.
Hizzoner said his First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer visited Washington, DC, to engage the president-elect’s team in recent weeks — with an eye toward a face-to-face with Trump himself.
“We’re ready,” Adams, a Democrat, said.
“This is his home city, we’re going to sit down and reach out. We want to sit down with him and talk about some of our vision for the city.”
The mayor’s hopes of a constructive presidential pow-wow stand in contrast to the mutually hostile relationship between Trump and New York pooh-bahs during his first term in the Oval Office.
But shortly after Trump won the 2024 election, the president-elect had a cordial conversation with Gov. Kathy Hochul in which they discussed ways to collaboratively make New York City’s crumbling Penn Station and subways “beautiful” again, The Post exclusively reported.
The chat hinted that Hochul and other Empire State progressives might set aside some of their many grievances with Trump in his second term, offering less “resistance” and more of an olive branch.
Adams desired tête-à-Trump, however, could yield benefits not just for the Big Apple, but for the mayor’s own historic federal corruption case.
Insiders have told The Post that some in Adams’ inner circle view a Trump presidency as a potential godsend for his defense.
Trump has repeatedly expressed his belief that Adams has been railroaded by overzealous feds, and said he’d consider pardoning the mayor.
Adams, for his part, has raised eyebrows by cozying up to the Republican — and blasting his fellow Democrats for comparing him to Hitler.
He also had a chummy meet-up with Trump’s incoming border czar Tom Homan, after which he struck a hardline tone on sanctuary city policies.
When asked Monday if aligning with Trump and receiving a potential pardon could alienate liberal city voters in his upcoming reelection bid, Adams brushed off those concerns.
“My core is still there, still very much diverse, and still very much supported, and we’re looking forward to that support,” he said.
“Look, I did nothing wrong, I should not have been charged. My attorney is going to seek justice wherever possible.”
Adams danced around a question whether he’d attend Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, which is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
He noted he’ll likely be in Washington, DC, for MLK-related events, including one hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton.
“I’m still trying to figure out if they’re going to let me go, but either way, I think I’m in DC,” he said.
“We’re still trying to figure out.”
— Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy
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