Gristedes CEO John Catsimatidis discusses the main points of his dialog with President Donald Trump about New York Metropolis’s mayoral race on ‘Varney & Co.’
A New York billionaire is opening up about his personal conversations with President Donald Trump on the town’s mayoral race and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, together with what Trump needed to say about it this weekend.
“He’s [Trump] at all times been involved for months and months and months in regards to the race,” admitted John Catsimatidis, CEO of Gristedes Supermarkets, throughout an look on “Varney & Co.” Thursday.
“President Trump is from New York, he is a New Yorker, he loves New York, and he is involved.”
Mamdani, a Democratic state assemblyman from Queens who has described himself as a socialist, defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo within the June Democratic major. He obtained robust assist from youthful voters below the town’s ranked-choice voting system.
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New York Metropolis mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters at a marketing campaign rally at Lou Gehrig Plaza within the South Bronx on September 2, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Trump has continuously criticized Mamdani, warning that if he’s elected, New York will “by no means be the identical.”
Catsimatidis mentioned he and Trump first spoke about Mamdani after his major victory at the beginning of the summer time. On the time, he claims they agreed to see how the race developed nearer to November.
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“I mentioned to him in July, I mentioned, nicely, let’s wait till September. Effectively, I talked to him on Sunday, and I mentioned, September is right here. What is going on on?” he recalled.
The White Home has not confirmed or denied studies that Trump advisors have thought-about providing present New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams a task within the administration in hopes his withdrawal might weaken Mamdani’s possibilities in November.
President Trump has been overtly essential of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Catsimatidis mentioned he believes the president will do what’s essential to offer different candidates an opportunity to overhaul Mamdani within the lead.
“He’s very a lot involved. And he is bought to do no matter he has to do to ensure that New York stays the most important capitalist metropolis on the earth.”
Mamdani’s platform contains eliminating bus fares, increasing free municipal housing and childcare, and ending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations within the metropolis.
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Within the basic election, Mamdani might face Republican Curtis Sliwa, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, and Cuomo, who stays on the poll as an unbiased.
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters throughout a marketing campaign canvas occasion at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
