Trump Backs Cuomo in Final Hours of NYC Mayoral Race UPDATE
Cuomo: “President Trump doesn’t support me, he opposes Mamdani. He believes that Mamdani is an existential threat to New York.”
Former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral race in a Monday night post on Truth Social. In his message, Trump warned of dire consequences if “Communist Candidate” Zohran Mamdani were to win, painting a bleak picture of the city’s future and threatening to withhold all but the “very minimum” of federal funding required by law.
Trump wrote:
If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home, because of the fact that, as a Communist, this once great City has ZERO chance of success, or even survival! It can only get worse with a Communist at the helm, and I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad.
It is my obligation to run the Nation, and it is my strong conviction that New York City will be a Complete and Total Economic and Social Disaster should Mamdani win. His principles have been tested for over a thousand years, and never once have they been successful. I would much rather see a Democrat, who has had a Record of Success, WIN, than a Communist with no experience and a Record of COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE. He was nothing as an Assemblyman, ranked at the bottom of the class and, as Mayor of potentially, again, the Greatest City in the World, HE HAS NO CHANCE to bring it back to its former Glory!
He warned that a vote for Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, whom he noted “looks much better without the beret!,” is a vote for Mamdani. “Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job.”
Trump concluded, “He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!”
Cuomo was unimpressed by the last minute endorsement. He told reporters, “President Trump doesn’t support me, he opposes Mamdani. He believes that Mamdani is an existential threat to New York. … He believes he’ll bankrupt New York, so he opposes Mamdani.” True.
Cuomo argued that Trump’s comments could backfire with New York voters. He noted that, “Now, the president calls him a communist, New Yorkers call him a socialist, but that turns off a lot of New Yorkers.”
Mamdani also responded to Trump’s endorsement. He said, “The MAGA movement’s embrace of Andrew Cuomo is reflective of Donald Trump’s understanding that this would be the best mayor for him. Not the best mayor for New York City, not the best mayor for New Yorkers, but the best mayor for Donald Trump and his administration.”
He continued, “I did not, however, anticipate Andrew Cuomo going from being Donald Trump’s puppet to being so nakedly his parrot.” That characterization is untethered to the facts. Cuomo has been one of Trump’s biggest critics.
Regarding Trump’s threat to withhold federal funding from the city if he wins, the socialist candidate said, “It is not the law. And too often we treat everything that comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth as if it is already legal, just by virtue of who is saying it.”
He also accused Cuomo of “being funded by the same billionaire donors that gave us Donald Trump’s second term.”
Elon Musk also endorsed Cuomo on Monday, describing Mamdani as a “charismatic swindler.” In response, Mamdani said Trump and Musk’s support for his opponent shows “they know we will accomplish everything we’ve run on.”
Let’s hope not.
Polls released over the past week show Cuomo narrowing the gap, but not by enough to suggest he can overtake Mamdani, who remains the clear favorite in the race.
Update 9:30: Look who refuses to endorse Mamdani.
Today’s cover: Obama refuses to endorse radical NYC mayoral front-runner Mamdani — even after publicly backing this previous mayor https://t.co/D9jZU1530I pic.twitter.com/m1US3wjEIE
— New York Post (@nypost) November 3, 2025
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Too little too late
It’s not Trump’s job to save NYC from itself. NYC gets what it gets.
Cuomo’s campaign, such as it was, showed no enthusiasm? Has me wondering if he’s deliberately throwing the game.
Sure seems that way. Don’t fight too hard, Andy. Maybe your name explains your cowardice.
Nope. Not throwing the game, on the contrary.
Trump’s endorsement is a double-edged sword. His target is his supporters, many of whom would be expected to vote for Sliwa. It’s vital that they don’t do that, but clamp their noses tightly shut and vote for Cuomo.
But at the same time, to most voters Trump’s endorsement is a great big negative, which is why Mamdani rushed to publicize it, in order to persuade people who were thinking of voting for Cuomo to change their minds and vote for him, on the grounds that if Trump thinks Cuomo is good then obviously he’s bad.
So Cuomo played the game the only way he can and must play it. Whatever his private feelings may be about the endorsement, he has to disavow it. And he probably does disavow it even privately, since he’s hardly a Trump fan. But either way he is not throwing the game, he’s trying to win it.
Many must decide on the lesser evil. The communist that promised free stuff or the guy that was, “slapping fannies and killing grannies”. Both are bad choices.
As Trump wrote, the city can survive Cuomo. It may not survive Mamdani.
According NYCdata dot com 36% of NYC’s residents are foreign born, and 40% of all NYC’s residents don’t speak English. Those are staggering numbers.
We’ve been invaded by people who have no roots to this nation, or respect for its founding, history, culture. These foreigners all across America do not want to assimilate.
It’s why there is lil somalia in Minnesota. It’s why there is reconquista in California. It’s why there’s a 90 ft. statue of a hindu monkey demon in a suburb of Houston, TX.
We’ve been invaded. These people don’t want to assimilate. Mamdani is their symbol of that invasion and hope for the invasion’s success. It’s pure tribalism, folks. Mamdani is a foreigner just like them: anti-trump, anti-capitalism, anti-christian, anti-constitution, anti-america, anti-assimilation.
They want to conquer. We are at war. Prepare accordingly.
You are absolutely right
And this is why JD spoke to the almost complete elimination of legal immigration for the next 3 years
( much more I hope)
Now do the HB1
And that’s how immigration was regulated in this nation for a hundred years: open the door and let ’em in (mostly from Christian Europe); close the door and let them assimilate. Now, their particular flavor marinated the melting pot, but they did assimilate into the American experience (propositional nation).
But when tens of millions of visigoths are allowed to invade your nation via open borders, “propsitional’ will get shredded like a brick through a spider’s web. The Hart-Celler Act of 1965 was one such brick.
Close the border. Deport them all.
For 40 years America had no immigration
Then 1965, hell opened doors
We used to hear the term “melting pot” in reference to our nation.
The Marxists and Islamists want it to be more like a sharp-bladed blender.
The web site you refer to does not exist.
According to the city’s annual report on its immigrant population, nearly 38% of the resident population in New York City is foreign-born, 17% have been living here for less than 20 years, and 15% are not US citizens.
22% of the population have limited proficiency in English. That does not mean they speak no English, just that they occasionally need translation or other language services. I haven’t found any information on how many speak no English, or not enough English to get along.
Remember that NYC has always had a high immigrant population. 38% is actually lower than it was historically. So the recent immigration issues have not significanly affected this number.
It occurs that, if Sliwa had dropped out of the race a couple of weeks ago, Cuomo might have picked up enough votes to win over Madmani. Sliwa’s ego might have been the worst thing for New Yorkers.
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Sliwa’s brand is built on having a chaotic city. Seems like he is going to get what he wants…
“President Trump doesn’t support me, he opposes Mamdani. He believes that Mamdani is an existential threat to New York.”
Shut up and take the W, granny-killer.
He surely appreciates Trump trying to send Sliwa voters his way, but he has to assure his own voters that he hasn’t gone MAGA or anything, or he’ll lose them. Mamdani immediately seized on the endorsement to scare voters away from Cuomo. So he had no other possible response than the one he gave.
from the federal to the local socialism is in charge
so why is this a big deal?
symbolism to be sure but what really counts is the fact that socialism rules america
We have to crush this anti-Americanism , we must not foreigners run for office
At some point laws must be changed.
And get the freaking Muslims out of this Country
they will 100% change the laws to have the ability to run for potus…maybe not in your lifetime but they will..its a comn
If 2/3 of both houses of Congress, and both houses of 38 state legislatures, all agree on this, then why shouldn’t they change it?
So you would not vote for Winsome Sears in Virginia. I see.
Instead of Trump doing this it should have been Sliwa dropping out.
I understand that Trump was trying to help but I am afraid it is going to backfire.
It really doesn’t matter
Too late amd with 40% of NYC immigrants/illegals now
All they want is handouts
That’s why they come to America now
Handouts, not a better life by working hard
40% of NYC has always been immigrants. It’s actually a bit lower now, at just under 38%.
Screw it. Idiots get what they deserve, and the rest of the country should immediately shun NYC. Let it fall to shambles so America can see the truth of the Afro Arab. There is a reason they are behind Western culture.
Stupid.
Should have just let NYC burn down.
After the insanity he pulled during COVID, Cuomo should be in prison for the rest of his life. I don’t care that he’s ‘not as bad’ as the other lunatic Democrat.
Not much has changed. It’s still going to burn down.
Trump on Truth Social, “Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!”
Truer words were never spoken.
Then don’t miss this.
Actually the “transwoman” is a genuine honest-for-goodness rabbi. Studied, passed his exams, and got certified at the Vizhnitz yeshivah in the Catskills. Total lunatic, doctrinaire leftist on every topic, including “Palestine”, but “her” rabbi certificate is still valid.
a vote for madmani is a vote for islams takeover of america
So New York will be right there with London. And Paris?
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