CNN President Jeff Zucker is considering running for mayor of New York City, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Asked by the New York Times� Ben Smith whether he�s considering throwing his hat in the ring for the 2021 mayoral election, Zucker �paused, and said he didn�t want his answer to cause a storm of news,� according to Smith.

What Zucker did tell Smith was this: �New York City is going to need a very strong mayor in the aftermath of this, and I always like a challenge.�

The 55-year-old�Zucker�has served as CNN�s president since 2013 and previously led NBC in the late 2000s. The mayoral election will take place next year and incumbent Democratic New York Mayor�Bill de Blasio�is ineligible to run again due to term limits.

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