The race for New York City mayor is over.
At least that’s how President Donald Trump made it sound, predicting that democratic socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani will win the battle for City Hall, the New York Post reported.
“I’m not looking at the polls too carefully, but it would look like he’s going to win,” Trump said during an appearance on “Fox and Friends. “And that’s a rebellion.”
The president said, “It’s also a rebellion against bad candidates, OK? It’s a rebellion. They’re tired of it.”
Trump called it “amazing” that a socialist candidate like Mamdani is looking to be mayor of New York City, which is Trump’s hometown.
“I call him my little Communist. He’s my little Communist mayor,” said Trump, who hails from Queens. “But, you know, he has to come to Washington for money, a lot of money.”
Trump said that while Mamdani could still be beaten in a one-on-one battle, the current “bad” field of candidates isn’t leaving voters with much choice.
Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo are running on independent party lines, while Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa is the GOP candidate.
Mamdani is the Democratic Party nominee after beating Cuomo in a party primary earlier this year.
Trump had reportedly been trying to get Adams out of the race by offering the mayor a job in the administration, including ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
The president said that Cuomo, who was elected governor three times and also served as state attorney general, appeared to be the strongest candidate against Mamdani.
“He seems to be leading by a little bit, but he’s still way behind,” Trump said. “It almost looks like even one candidate at this point, is not going to work.”
The election is Nov. 4.
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