The Democratic candidates seeking to replace New York Mayor Eric Adams are signaling to voters they will stand up to and battle President Donald Trump, who looms over his hometown’s mayoral election, Politico reported Monday.

This comes as polls show that most Democratic voters in the Big Apple want a mayor who will do just that.

Their desire for someone to fight the White House is why Adams is not running in the June 24 Democratic primary and instead is on the ballot as an independent in November, given his friendly posture toward Trump.

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