New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with President-elect Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, ahead of Trump's inauguration on Monday.

Adams is not the first Democratic politician to discover a strange new respect for Donald Trump. Rod Blagojevich followed the well-trod path from the Illinois governor’s mansion to prison, then pioneered the playbook Adams appears to be employing, culminating in a 2020 pardon.

New York has tolerated plenty of flamboyant mayors—but not one who kisses the ring of a wannabe tyrant while facing a potential prison sentence.

Eric Adams is in Mar-a-Lago today—and perhaps one step closer to that Trump pardon he’s been not-so-subtly angling for since November.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home Friday in Florida. According to Adams' schedule, he flew to Florida on Thursday, and is expected to meet with Trump at 1 p.

Adams doubled down on defending his meeting with Donald Trump while at at a National Action Network event in Harlem, claiming he was “fighting for” New Yorkers, while Rev. Al Sharpton

"Mayor Adams will sit down with President-elect Trump and discuss New Yorkers’ priorities," the mayor's office said in a statement to FOX 5 NY.

The trip comes as Adams stares down federal corruption charges and just days before the president-elect’s inauguration.

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams left New York City in the middle of the night to head to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has the power to pardon the indicted Democrat.

Mayor Eric Adams abruptly canceled appearances at Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in NYC to attend President Donald Trump's inauguration.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has accepted an invitation from President-elect Trump to attend the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and President-elect Trump met in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, three days before Trump's return to the White House. "President Trump and I had a productive ...