President Donald Trump has considered a sensational intervention in the New York City mayoral race as conservatives look to prevent a win for Democratic front-runner, Zohran Mamdani.
The president’s advisors have reportedly considered offering administration roles to both Mayor Eric Adams and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in an effort to bolster the conservative vote behind former Governor Andrew Cuomo.
As it stands, Mamdani is leading election polling, followed by Cuomo, then Sliwa and Adams in fourth.
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.
Three sources with knowledge of the behind-closed-doors discussions told the publication the administration is eager to intervene and has been considering their options for weeks.
One insider claimed the administration has started looking into ambassadorships which could be a good fit for Adams, but noted the talks are going ‘in different directions’ at this point.
Neither Adams or Sliwa would discuss the rumors.