Trump says Mamdani likely can't be beat after Adams vows to stay in NYC mayoral race

US President Donald Trump says that New York Mayor Eric Adams continuing his bid for reelection diminishes the chance of anyone defeating Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, but adds that Adams is “free to do what he wants.”

“It would seem to me that if he (Adams) stays in, if you have more than one candidate running against him (Mamdani), it can’t be won,” Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office, shortly after Adams says he is not ending his campaign for reelection.

“I would say that (Andrew) Cuomo might have a chance of winning if it was a one-on-one. If it’s not one on one, it’s going to be a hard race,” Trump adds.

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https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-says-mamdani-likely-cant-be-beat-after-adams-vows-to-stay-in-nyc-mayoral-race/