The mayoral political primaries are heating up in the Big Apple, and it appears that party lines are being crossed.

Eric Adams (D), who won the election in 2021, has garnered the support of his former opponent and Republican Fernando Mateo, as The New York Post reported.

Mateo, who is a spokesperson for the United Bodegas of America, has not only supported Adams but has asked that President Donald Trump do the same.

Mateo is also attempting to encourage Trump to ask Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, who is Adams’ top contender, to drop out of the race and let Adams appear on the Republican ticket.

Big turn of events

The confusing turn of events is something Mateo explained in an interview when he said, “Of course, we need the president’s help,” to achieve his plan.

Mateo spoke to the issue on a recent interview with host John Catsimatidis on WABC’s 770’s the “Cats Roundtable” show

“We need the President to basically tell Curtis Sliwa, ‘Hey, drop out of the race. Give that line to Eric Adams,” Mateo said.

The rational

Mateo believes strongly that Adams should win the race because he doesn’t want former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an Independent, to take the position.

Cuomo made headlines during the COIVD-19 crisis, for his handling of the issue, and later when he faced multiple allegations of sexual harassment, which led to his resignation in August 2021.

“We need to make sure that Eric wins,” Mateo said. “Andrew Cuomo should not be on the ballot.

“He’s a divider. He’s a hater,” he added. “He is someone that hates New York and loves himself. If [Cuomo and Sliwa] were to drop out, and Eric Adams had the support of every New Yorker, there’s no way that we could lose.”

Mateo’s history

While he still clearly feels strongly about politics, Mateo had every reason to step away as he took a beating at the polls, losing to Sliwa by 40 points four years ago. But Sliwa also went on to lose the general election to Adams.

Sliwa, however, said he won’t be leaving the field, and he wants to stay in it and try to beat out Adams.

In fact, there wasn’t much humility at all from Mateo’s former competitor. Sliwa was recently quoted during a June 26 interview to have said, “I crushed Mateo in the Republican primary four years ago. He hasn’t been seen with a Republican since.

 It’s over. I’m on the ballot. There’s no way to get me out.”