Andrew Cuomo is denying any contact between his marketing campaign group and the White Home amid reviews that Donald Trump’s administration is trying to intervene within the New York Metropolis mayoral race.
Throughout a marketing campaign cease on Thursday, the previous governor mentioned his employees has not been in contact with the president in an effort to “clear the field” for Cuomo to tackle Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani head-to-head within the November election.
“I read the rumors, but no, it is up to Mayor Adams whether or not he wants to run or get out of the race,” Cuomo mentioned. “If he doesn’t want to run then he’ll decide what to do next in his career.”
The New York Occasions on Wednesday reported that Trump and his advisers had mentioned attainable administration roles for Adams and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa — they mentioned it was unclear if any particular jobs had been mentioned or if Adams would think about accepting one.
Mamdani accused the president of trying to intervene with the electoral course of.
He later went on to inform NBC New York that it’s a “betrayal of the city and it is an example of why so many New Yorkers are disaffected by politics.”
Adams’ marketing campaign denied the report, stressing the mayor is dedicated to the race.
Sliwa additionally rejected the concept he would go away the marketing campaign.
“The White House has not contacted me, and I’m not interested in a job with the White House. My focus is right here in New York. I’m the only candidate on a major party line who can defeat Mamdani, and I’m committed to carrying this fight through to Election Day. The people of New York City deserve a mayor who truly cares,” Sliwa mentioned.
This story was initially reported for broadcast by NBC New York. AI instruments helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC New York journalist edited the article for publication.
