New York Mayor Eric Adams shook up the hotly contested battle to run the largest U.S. city, bowing out of his struggling reelection campaign and giving fresh impetus to former Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Adams quit on Sunday amid faltering poll numbers and a struggle to raise money. His exit was long-speculated by some and sought out by others who hoped the race would narrow to benefit Cuomo’s chances against frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.

On Monday, President Donald Trump weighed in by declaring on Truth Social that Mamdani’s victory would be “one of the best things to ever happen to our great Republican Party.” He added that the Democrat will have unprecedented issues with Washington and threatened to deny federal funds to the city if he wins.

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