New York City Mayor Eric Adams canceled his scheduled appearances at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events Monday throughout the city to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C.
This year, the holiday honoring the civil rights leader’s legacy and fight for equality falls on the same day as the inauguration of Trump as the nation’s 47th president.
According to a post on X from New York Daily News reporter Chris Sommerfeldt, New York City Hall sent out a public schedule after midnight that said Adams will not attend Trump’s swearing-in, likely indicating he received an invitation to the event Monday morning.
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