NYC Mayor Says Andrew Cuomo Pushed Him to Drop Out of Race

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked sitting New York City Mayor Eric Adams to drop out of the mayoral race.

Cuomo—who was forced to resign as governor in 2021 over allegations of sexual harassment—lost the Democratic primary to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani on June 24, though he pledged in May to also run as an independent.

In an interview with CNBC aired Monday, Adams revealed that Cuomo had asked him to drop out of the race entirely to maximize the chances of defeating Mamdani.

“I said, ‘Andrew, are you that level of arrogance?’” Adams told CNBC. ”I’m the sitting mayor of the City of New York, and you expect for me to step aside when you just lost to Zohran by 12 points?”

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