'Not getting involved': Trump monitors NYC mayoral race but declines to endorse
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he aims to root out political corruption in New York City but he begged off making an endorsement in the mayor’s race on July 8.
After a reporter asked who Trump preferred for mayor, the president initially criticized Zohran Mamdani, a state Assembly member who won the Democratic primary, as “a disaster” and as “not very capable."
Trump has previously attacked Mamdani, describing him as a communist, which is false. Mamdani is a democratic socialist. Trump has threatened to arrest Mamdani if he obstructs federal immigration enforcement.
Mamdani, 33, has said he wouldn’t be intimidated by Trump's criticism.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/08/trump-nyc-mayoral-race-declines-endorsement/84508120007/