NYC Mayor Adams Sidesteps Question About Rejoining Republican Party

The mayor switched to the GOP from 1995 to 2002 because he saw the Democrats as soft on crime.

Mayor Eric Adams listens during a briefing on security preparations ahead of former President Donald Trump's arrival in New York City on April 03, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

NEW YORK CITY–Mayor Eric Adams didn’t rule out the possibility of returning to the Republican Party when asked about the possibility on Dec. 6 in a pair of TV interviews.

During an interview on NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’, the host asked, “Would you ever consider rejoining the GOP?”