New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday that he is ending his campaign for re-election.
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In a video released on social media, Adams spoke with pride about his achievements as mayor, including a drop in violent crime.
But he said that “constant media speculation” about his future and a decision by the city’s campaign finance board to withhold public funding from his re-election effort made it impossible to stay in the race.
“Despite all we’ve achieved, I cannot continue my re-election campaign,” Adams said.
The one-term Democrat’s decision to leave the race comes days after he repeatedly insisted he would stay in the contest, saying everyday New Yorkers do not “surrender”.
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But speculation that he would not make it to election day has been rampant for a year. Adams’ campaign was severely wounded by his now dismissed federal bribery case and liberal anger over his warm relationship with US President Donald Trump.
He skipped the Democratic primary and got on the ballot as an independent.