New York mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani is daring President Donald Trump to a televised debate, asserting that the White House is trying to meddle in the closely watched race.

According to the New York Post, Mamdani’s challenge came Thursday after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the self-styled democratic socialist to debate him once in each of the Big Apple’s five boroughs.

“Let’s cut out the middleman,” Mamdani told the outlet. “Why should I debate Donald Trump’s puppet when I could debate Donald Trump himself?”

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