Here in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is reportedly considering dropping out of the mayoral race after he met with one of President Trump’s closest advisers, Steve Witkoff, this week in Florida. Speaking to reporters, President Trump confirmed that he’s paying close attention to the race, saying, “I would like to see two people drop out and have it be one on one.” The New York Times reports Trump is considering offering Adams and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa positions in his administration to clear the field for former Governor Andrew Cuomo to challenge Zohran Mamdani in the general election, after Mamdani defeated Cuomo in the Democratic primary in June. Mamdani spoke out Wednesday about Trump’s interference in New York City politics.

Zohran Mamdani: “We are talking about a mayor who was facing an indictment, that was then dropped by this administration to ensure greater collaboration with the immigration directives of this administration, now being considered for a job offer such that he would drop out of a race to represent the city, because of the fact that they believe that would increase the odds of anyone being able to defeat me.”