Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape the New York City mayor’s race appears to be backfiring and may even be boosting the very candidate he wanted to stop. After a week of heavy-handed intervention, including repeated public remarks about the race and reports that his aides floated an ambassadorship or other positions to Mayor Eric Adams to encourage him to step aside, the effort has created political turbulence. Trump allies hoped to clear the path for Andrew Cuomo against Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblyman and democratic socialist whom Trump has branded a “communist.
But Adams remains in the race, Cuomo is being tied more closely to Trump in a city where Democrats dominate, and Mamdani is gaining momentum. His campaign has picked up endorsements, media attention, and grassroots energy, bolstered by a high-profile town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders.
At New York’s Labor Day parade, Mamdani marched with union members and aides, drawing cheers as they passed Trump Tower. Meanwhile, Adams marched separately, wearing “MAYOR ADAMS” on his shirt, but without visible campaign support. Mamdani framed Trump’s focus on race as proof of his campaign’s strength, saying the president is desperate to block a movement that addresses the cost-of-living crisis with real solutions.
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