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New York Mayor Eric Adams held a news conference Friday to dispel widespread rumors he would drop his re-election bid and vowed to stay in the race, saying, “I’m running, and I’m going to beat Mamdani.”

Adams, who was elected mayor as a Democrat in 2022, is running as an independent and facing an uphill battle against the Democratic Party’s mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, a Ugandan-born Muslim and socialist. Former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is also running as an independent after losing to Mamdani in the Democratic primary race in June.

Adams took aim at Mamdani and Cuomo during his news conference, saying, “I have two spoiled brats running for mayor.”

“I want to be clear with you,” Adams added. “Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a lia

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