New York Mayor Eric Adams met privately with Trump’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff earlier this week to discuss potential opportunities to join the Trump administration, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN.

CNN previously reported that aides to President Donald Trump have floated the idea of offering Adams a job in the administration with the aim of blocking Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani from becoming the city’s next mayor. Adams leaving the race could potentially allow former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to consolidate the opposition vote to Mamdani.

Witkoff is one of Trump’s most trusted advisers. The source noted that nothing was offered to Adams, but that privately the president has indicated he would like to offer Adams a role in the administration. The source a

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