Rumors swirl regarding potential Trump admin intervention in NYC mayoral race
President Donald Trump triggered the left-leaning media, like the Daily Mail, when rumors swirled this week that his administration could be working on a plan to prevent radical democratic socialist NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani from taking office.
The outlet reported that rumors have emerged suggesting the Trump administration could go as far as offering jobs to both Mayor Eric Adams and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
The move, in theory, would help bolster the conservative base support behind Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, but nothing near as radical as Mamadani and his insane policy ideas.
As it stands at the moment, Mamdani is leading the polls between the four candidates, with Adams currently in last place behind Silwa and Cuomo.
What's happening?
The plan is simple, and in theory would give Cuomo the support -- from both sides -- to knock Mamdani out of the running.
The outlet noted:
The president's thinking, according to The New York Times, is that if both Sliwa in third and Adams in fourth drop out of the race, voters will instead rally behind Cuomo to keep Mamdani out of power.
The outlet also noted that "three sources" with the appropriate knowledge confirmed that the Trump administration is "eager to intervene" and prevent Mamdani from crossing the finish line.
One of the insiders reported that while the discussions are going in different directions, ambassadorships have been floated as a potentially juicy enough gig to have the two men drop out of the race so that Cuomo can build the support he needs to win.
So far, the plan doesn't seem to interest the men, or at least that's the official statement.
Adams' former chief of staff Frank Carone insisted the moderate Democrat-turned-independent had 'over $4 million on hand, a record of success and, more importantly, the energy to run a successful campaign.
Carone insisted that the mayor wouldn't be responding to rumors.
Silwa gives blunt response
Contrary to the statement coming out of Adams's corner, Silwa made it clear that he's not interested in a Trump administration gig.
Instead, Silwa said his "focus is right here in New York."
Still, the plan might not grow longer legs due to the unknowns and the logistics behind making it happen. There's not even a guarantee that their names would be off the ballot if they were to drop out right now.
Also, there's no guarantee that New Yorkers would rally behind Cuomo, as he resigned in disgrace in 2021 and left a sour taste in the mouths of many locals.