New York City Mayor Eric Adams insisted again Friday that he won't end his reelection campaign, stressing that he will remain in the race as reports swirl that he’s been approached about possibly taking a job in the Trump administration.

In a hastily called news conference at the mayor's official residence, Gracie Mansion, Adams told reporters “I am running for reelection"

“I'm running, and I’m going to beat Mamdani," he said, referring to the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani.

The mayor has spent the week fending off news reports that intermediaries for President Donald Trump have contacted people in his orbit to talk about whether he would consider abandoning his campaign to take a federal job.

Adams' comments came a day after Trump told reporters he would prefer not to have Mamdani, 33, as the city's next mayor. He said he'd like to see two out of the three other major candidates — which also include former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa — leave the race to create a one-on-one contest.

Mamdani won the Democratic nomination after soundly defeating Cuomo in the primary. The former governor is still in the race as an independent candidate.

Adams is also running as an independent in the general election after skipping the primary, saying he was sidelined from campaigning by his now-dismissed federal bribery case.

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