NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams has joined a team of surrogates set to support President Joe Biden’s expected reelection campaign, a signal that the White House sees the mayor as an able national messenger despite a dip in his popularity in the city.
Adams and Biden have a publicly warm relationship, and the moderate mayor has extolled the president’s approach to the economy and criminal justice, but some have wondered if Adams’ frequent criticism of federal immigration policies has irritated the White House.
If there is any serious friction, it did not dissuade Democratic leadership from folding Adams into the field of supporters on a so-called national advisory board for Biden within the Democratic National Committee.
