Eric Adams Doesn’t Rule Out Becoming a Republican Again

With his political future in doubt, Eric Adams, the Democratic mayor of New York City, has opened the door to returning to the Republican Party.

Mr. Adams, a former police officer who was a registered Republican in the 1990s, has shocked some Democrats lately by embracing President-elect Donald J. Trump and some of his policies.

When Mr. Adams was asked in a television interview on Friday if he would consider becoming a Republican again, he did not rule it out.

“The party that’s most important for me is the American party — I’m a part of the American party,” he said on NY1. “I love this country.”

When Mr. Adams was asked to clarify his comments in another interview, he said that he was planning to run for re-election as a Democrat, but: “No matter what party I’m on or vote on, I’m going to push for American values.”

The mayor briefly greeted Mr. Trump at a sports event at Madison Square Garden last month. He has also praised the cost-cutting agenda of Elon Musk, whom Mr. Trump has tapped for a government efficiency initiative, and said that he wants to work with Mr. Trump to deport immigrants who have been accused of crimes.