"The Democratic nominee, during a Wednesday afternoon Manhattan press conference, sought to tie Trump's machinations directly to Cuomo, the former governor, who is polling in second place. Mamdani's emergency event came in response to reporting, first by The New York Times and followed by other outlets on Sept. 3, that Trump had offered Adams a job in his administration in exchange for abandoning his uphill reelection effort."
"Mamdani believes Cuomo is Trump's choice' During his event, Mamdani who is a democratic socialist Queens Assembly member charged that Trump's reported actions demonstrated, in his view, that Cuomo is the president's preferred candidate to win the mayoralty. Today, we have learned what New Yorkers have long suspected, that Andrew Cuomo is Donald Trump's choice to be the next mayor of this city, Mamdani said. The reported position offered to Adams within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Politico reported on Wednesday afternoon."
"However, Adams, via his campaign spokesperson Todd Shapiro, denied that Trump offered the mayor a job in HUD, an agency which Cuomo once served as secretary under President Bill Clinton. The Assembly member's comments stem from reports last month that Cuomo and Trump spoke over the phone about the race and that Cuomo predicted at a Hamptons fundraiser that Adams would bow out of the race and that Trump would push his voters to support Cuomo over Sliwa."
Zohran Mamdani held a Manhattan press conference to condemn reports that Donald Trump offered Mayor Eric Adams a job to induce Adams to abandon his reelection bid. Mamdani tied the alleged offer directly to former Governor Andrew Cuomo, calling Cuomo Trump's preferred choice for New York City mayor. The reporting began with The New York Times and other outlets, and Politico specified a proposed post at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Adams's campaign spokesperson Todd Shapiro denied any HUD offer. Earlier reports said Cuomo and Trump spoke about the race and that Cuomo predicted Adams would bow out; Cuomo denied speaking with Trump and called his Hamptons remark hypothetical.
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