The idea that President Donald Trump may take an active role in campaigning for, or even just commenting about, a candidate he favors for New York City mayor has people scrambling.

Front-runner Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, posted to social media on Wednesday about reports that Trump had recently talked with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing in the primary to Mamdani.

Mamdani’s comments seemed to acknowledge that Trump’s potential involvement, especially if he weighs in behind Cuomo in the race, was something to deal with.

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