New York City police are looking for a knife-wielding mugger in a coronavirus mask who tried to steal a man's MAGA hat in Manhattan.

NYPD detectives released a photo of the suspect Friday in hopes of identifying the suspect.

“The victim, a 47-year-old male, was standing on the sidewalk when the suspect approached him and tried to take his hat off his head,” police said.

The NYPD says this man tried to rob a man of his Trump MAGA hat at knife-poin  

The NYPD says this man tried to rob a man of his Trump MAGA hat at knife-poin   (NYPD)

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“The suspect then displays a knife and stated, ‘Give me your hat or I will stick you’ while attempting to take the hat,” they said.

The incident happened on the night of Oct. 2 in the SoHo neighborhood. 

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The victim hung on to his hat and the would-be thief fled on foot.