New York City Mayor Eric Adams denied political chatter that he would resign as early as Friday after emerging from a light work week as he dealt with an undisclosed medical issue.
After taking time off from his usual packed schedule as he underwent medical tests, Adams appeared at a press conference with New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch and then at an annual interfaith breaksfast in Manhattan on Wednesday. At the latter gathering, Adams denied that he was resigning.
"Who started the stupid rumor that I was stepping down on Friday? Are you out of your mind?" he said.
The mayor was responding to a rumor that surfaced Tuesday night from Sal Albanese, a former City Council member and 2017 mayoral candidate, according to AM New York.
“A usually good source tells me @NYCMayor is cutting a deal with Feds & resigning in 72 hours,” Albanese wrote. “This guy has been reliable in past, but who knows.”
The mayor was also upset that local media only covered his resignation rumors, but did not post stories about various City Hall accomplishments.
"How do you print a rumor that I'm resigning on Friday, but don't print the facts that we had more jobs in the city's history on that same day? Not one tabloid covered it," he said.
Separately, senior officials under President Donald Trump have talked with Manhattan federal prosecutors to drop the mayor's federal fraud and bribery case, the New York Times reported.
