"The discussions came weeks after reports that Mr Trump, 79, was weighing whether to intervene in an effort to prevent Mr Mamdani from winning.

Mr Mamdani, 33, trounced Mr Cuomo, the establishment candidate, in the Democratic primary in June.

The former New York governor re-entered the race weeks later as an independent candidate but is trailing Mr Mamdani by 16 per cent in the polls.

Last year, Mr Adams was charged with a string of federal corruption and bribery charges " formally dropped under the direction of the Department of Justice " which argued the case was hindering Mr Adams's ability to help Mr Trump with his immigration crackdown."

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And so... we live in a Universe where we have to actually see Curtis Sliwa's name in the news again.

Sad. And where voters shouldn't be allowed to vote for whomever they please without people trying to rig the candidate choices.