New York City GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa is asking President Donald Trump not to intervene in the race, advising him to instead focus on national matters and arguing that his involvement will benefit the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani. 

“I would just say to the president, spend your time where it’s needed more, on geopolitical interests that affect all Americans,” Sliwa said in an interview on Fox 5, reports The Washington Examiner on Saturday. “This election in New York City does not affect all Americans.”

Sliwa, who is nationally known as the founder of the city’s Guardian Angels organization, acknowledged that he has a “love-hate relationship with the president. 

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