New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that he will seek re-election, but not as a Democrat.
Adams announced his plans in a video on X that was released one day after corruption charges filed against him by the Biden-era Department of Justice, which were not pursued by the Trump administration, were formally dropped, as noted by The New York Times.
The June Democratic primary includes at least nine candidates, including former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to The Washington Post.
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In his video on X, Adams said the charges against him made it necessary to take an uncharted course for re-election.
“More than 25,000 New Yorkers signed my Democratic primary petition, but the dismissal of the bogus case against me dragged on
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