In October, Donald Trump squashed speculation that his son Donald Trump Jr. would run for mayor of New York City in 2021.
“I hope not because he couldn’t win as a Republican,” Trump told Fox Business. “He wouldn’t have a chance.”
But what are the former President’s chances to win this year’s NYC mayoral election?
Trump, who hasn’t announced any political plans, is a 100-1 long shot in odds posted at Betfair sportsbook in the United Kingdom.
Former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang is the clear favorite, at -149, to replace Democratic NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is barred from running for a third term by term limits.
This means that a bettor who wagers on Yang at -149 would have to wager $149 to win $100 (betting favorites are expressed with a minus sign, and underdogs are expressed with a plus sign).
Yang, an entrepreneur, ran in the 2020 Democratic…