Trump says he’s staying out of upcoming New York City mayoral election

Trump says he’s staying out of upcoming New York City mayoral election

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

(AP) Asked how Republicans should vote in November, Trump said, “I’m not getting involved.”

But that was after he criticized the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani as a “disaster” who has sold New Yorkers a “good line of bull—-.”

He said Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, “runs every four years” and noted that Eric Adams is the current officeholder. Adams, a Democrat, is running as an independent.

Trump also threatened a federal takeover of New York City if Mamdani were to be elected.