FROM WASHINGTON EXAMINER: President Donald Trump denied reports that he is pressuring current New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Silwa to drop out of the city’s mayoral race in an effort to boost former Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s chances against Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani.
“No, I don’t like to see a communist become mayor, I will tell you that,” Trump said when asked by a reporter Thursday evening.
Yet, the president also conceded that he did want the race to narrow down to just two candidates.
“I don’t think you can win unless you have one-on-one because somehow Mamdani’s gotten a little bit of a lead. … I have no idea how that happened,” Trump said. “I would like to see two people drop out and have it be one-on-one. And I think that’s a race that could be won.”
The New York Times claims the Trump administration considered offering both Adams and Silwa positions to entice them away from the race, clearing the way for the formerly disgraced Cuomo.
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