Incumbent New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) is dropping drop out of the mayoral race that had him pitted against Zohran Mamdani (D), Andrew Cuomo (I), and Curtis Sliwa (R).
Adams posted a video to social media to announce he was dropping out.
President Donald Trump had reportedly considered giving Adams a job in his administration to encourage him to leave the race. Trump has made no secret of his desire to stop front-runner Mamdani, a democratic socialist, from running New York City.
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