Advisers to President Trump have discussed the possibility of giving Mayor Eric Adams of New York City a position in the administration as a way to clear the field in November’s mayoral election and damage the chances of the Democratic front-runner, Zohran Mamdani, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions.

The talks have also involved finding a possible place in the administration for the Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa.

The goal, the people said, would be to give former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo a better chance of defeating Mr. Mamdani in November’s general election.

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    13 days ago

    Not really. I’ve noticed old NY Dems being petrified of it.

    Honestly, “Within Mr. Trump’s orbit” seems to be doing a LOT of lifting for the NYT here. There really isn’t any reporting as such, other than somebody said, and trump’s “orbit”. Which, for a demented rapist, isn’t a lot of solidity to speculate on.

    But, the DNC isn’t answering their phone these days so - sure, why not.