'Like no mayor in history': Trump's fresh threat of choking fund to Mamdani as Eric Adams drops out of NYC race

President Donald Trump repeated his threat of stopping funds to New York if Zohran Mamdani becomes the mayor, as he said Mamdani will prove to be one of the best things to ever happen to the GOP. "He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City. Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, in order to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist promises. He won’t be getting any of it, so what’s the point of voting for him? This ideology has failed, always, for thousands of years. It will fail again, and that’s guaranteed!" Trump posted.

Just five weeks before the poll, Eric Adams announced ending his bid for re-election. Adams said "constant media speculation" about his future and the city campaign finance board's decision to deny him public matching funds, throttled his campaign.



Eric Adams' exit now narrows down the race to Mamdani, former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Silwa.


Adams, elected in 2022 as a Democrat, was running as an independent after he was indicted for alleged bribery and fraud. "I cannot continue my re-election campaign," Adams said in a video posted on social media on Sunday.

"The constant media speculation about my future and the campaign finance board's decision to withhold millions of dollars have undermined my ability to raise the funds needed for a serious campaign."

"Donald Trump and his billionaire donors might be able to determine Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo’s actions. But they won’t decide this election. In just over 5 weeks, we’ll turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas — and deliver a government every New Yorker can be proud of," Mamdani said yesterday.

Prediction market gives Mamdani 84% chance of winning

Eric Adams' exit makes things better for Mamdani as prediction market platform Kalshi now gives an 84% chance of Mamdani's win. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an Independent, follows as the next most likely contender, with Kalshi bettors assigning him a 16% chance of clinching the city’s top office.

Meanwhile, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa trails at 2%.