Overview

• ABC News reports Trump advisers have for weeks urged Mayor Eric Adams to leave the race, floating an ambassadorship to Saudi Arabia or a HUD role, with a recent Florida meeting between adviser Steve Witkoff and Adams part of the effort.
• Trump told reporters he would like to see two candidates drop out to create a one-on-one contest with Mamdani, while denying he had directly encouraged anyone to quit.
• Adams said no formal offers have been made and that he remains a candidate, and Republican Curtis Sliwa said he is not interested in a White House job and will stay in the race.
• Cuomo has argued Adams should defer to the strongest challenger if Mamdani is viewed as an existential threat, as multiple outlets report the consolidation push is designed to improve Cuomo’s chances.
• Mamdani condemned the reported intervention as an affront to the city’s democracy and challenged Trump to debate, with the Board of Elections’ Sept. 11 deadline looming for finalizing the November ballot.