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Trump Team Weighs Jobs for Adams and Sliwa to Set Up Cuomo–Mamdani Showdown

Reports describe tentative discussions that may not lead to offers.

This image provided by the Office of the New York Mayor shows New York Mayor Eric Adams, right, meeting with then-President-elect Donald Trump's incoming "border czar" Tom Homan, left, and former President Joe Biden's Department of Homeland Security Official Kenneth Genalo at Gracie Mansion, in New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024.
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  • Advisers to President Trump have discussed offering Mayor Eric Adams a federal role to narrow the New York City mayoral field in a way seen as benefiting Andrew Cuomo against Zohran Mamdani, according to the New York Times reporting relayed by Mediaite.
  • The same reporting says Trump’s team has explored a White House position for Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa to engineer a one-on-one contest between Cuomo and Mamdani.
  • Adams’s campaign said he has not met with Trump and is not dropping out, and Sliwa told THE CITY he will not leave the race or take another job.
  • The Times reported that intermediaries for the president contacted people working for Adams, and billionaire John Catsimatidis said he spoke with Trump about the race on Sunday.
  • Coverage cites limited polling that shows Mamdani leading a five-person field while a separate head-to-head survey found Cuomo ahead of Mamdani 52% to 41%.