Overview
- Asked on Fox News if he would back Curtis Sliwa, President Trump said he may not get involved and asked, “Is he really a Republican?”
- He criticized Sliwa’s talk of bringing cats to Gracie Mansion and praised past mayors, calling the cat idea “not exactly ideal.”
- Trump rejected endorsing Democrat Andrew Cuomo as “not my thing” and warned New York City would be in “big trouble” under Zohran Mamdani, whom he has labeled a “communist.”
- Polling cited in the coverage shows Mamdani with a double-digit lead, with Sliwa running a distant third ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
- Sliwa noted he and Trump have not spoken in over a decade, defended his and his wife’s cat rescue work, and has refused calls to exit the race.