This is rich.
Nepo baby Manhattan congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg claimed Sunday that billionaires such as former Mayor Mike Bloomberg and AI honchos are trying to buy the election for his Dem foes.
The name-dropping 33-year-old scion of the wealthy Kennedy clan boasts personal trust funds and assets of between $4.1 million and $11.7 million, according to his campaign financial statement.
“I’m running against people who are backed by massive billionaires or massive AI companies,” Schlossberg, the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, said on 77 WABC radio’s the “Cats Roundtable.”
“They’re taking millions of dollars hand over fist to try to buy an election.
“You shouldn’t have to ask for a bailout from a billionaire,” Schlossberg told host John Catsimatidis.
But a veteran campaign strategist said it’s bizarre for Schlossberg to complain about monied interests impacting the race.
“Schlossberg is a nepo baby. He’s jealous. He’s not exactly the poverty candidate here,” said political consultant Hank Sheinkopf.
Bloomberg is reportedly spending $5 million to help elect state Assemblyman Micah Lasher, who served as a top aide in his mayoral administration, to the job Schlossberg want: a House seat covering Manhattan’s tony East and West sides.
Pro-Lasher ads bankrolled by Bloomberg have already appeared on the airwaves.
Another Dem vying for the party nod in June’s primary-race battle is state Assemblyman Alex Bores.
As for Bores’ deep-pocketed backers, some AI honchos support his efforts to regulate the industry and have donated to his campaign, but others opposed to the crackdowns are spending millions of dollars to block him from winning the Democratic nomination.
Lasher had no immediate comment to The Post on Schlossberg’s contention.
Bloomberg declined to comment.
Bores’ camp said Schlossberg’s accusation is off-base — at least regarding him.
“What is he talking about?” said Bores’ campaign rep, Alyssa Cass. “Alex is going to keep running a race against a group of Trump-aligned AI megadonors who are spending $10 million against him.”
Lasher is considered a front-runner in the June 23 Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler in the 12th Congressional District.
Nadler and much of the Democratic establishment, particularly on Manhattan’s West Side, have endorsed Lasher.
Bores has some political support, with endorsements from some East Side political leaders and District Council 37.
Schlossberg has the Kennedy network and the backing of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
During Sunday’s interview, Schlossberg took the opportunity to again plug his famous family’s political roots, saying he wants to leave his mark like his grandpa JFK did.
“He’s my hero,” said Schlossberg, who frequently mentions his tragic late grandfather when pleading for campaign cash from donors.
“Ultimately, the lesson I take from him is that we should be doing things not because they’re easy but because they’re hard. That’s why I’m running in the most competitive primary in the country.”
“A new generation has always been what our country needs. We need a new generation to step up with new ideas, creativity that sees things differently,” Schlossberg said.
“I may be young, but I’ve got a lot of experience. I’m a lawyer. I went to business school. I worked at the State Department … I worked in Japan,” said the Harvard Law School and Business graduate.
He promoted his proposal to allow tenants to deduct a portion of their rental payments from their income taxes, as homeowners can do with their mortgages.
George Conway, a lawyer and basher of President Trump, is also a Democratic candidate in the race.
Caroline Shinkle, a corporate lawyer with degrees from MIT and Harvard Law, is the Republican nominee in the heavily Democratic district.
