Trump urges New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo for mayor

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2025, 6:23 PM ET


President Donald Trump urged New Yorkers to vote for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral race on the eve of the election.

“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,” the president wrote on Truth Social on Monday, adding that Cuomo “is capable of it” and that Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani “is not!”

Trump has previously offered tepid support for the former Democratic governor who’s running as an independent, casting the election as a choice between the better of two bad options, while completely discounting the Republican candidate. “I’m not a fan of Cuomo one way or another, but if it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a communist, I’m going to pick the bad Democrat all the time, to be honest with you,” Trump told CBS’ “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired Sunday.

Mamdani quickly seized on Trump’s comments in that interview, posting his congratulations to Cuomo on X on Sunday and adding, “I know how hard you worked for this.” Trump on Monday repeated his threats to deny federal funding to New York City if Mamdani, a democratic socialist, wins.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/politics/trump-cuomo-new-york-mayor

[FakeNoose]

1. So ... Cuomo became a Repuke without telling anybody?

Actually there's no way to know if Cuomo courted Chump's endorsement ... he probably didn't.

[IbogaProject]

3. He was a party trator for years

He was part of the IDC, the "Independent Democratic Caucis" in the State Senate who always worked with the GOP to give the GOP control of our state senate. It took targeted primary challanges to end that fraud, 7 of the 8 got kicked out. Then Cuomo started acting centrist and doing liberal like publicity stunts. Even while he was acting liberal he backed a boondogle to fund a billionaire to try and put ten more super tall office towers around Penn Station.

[RazorbackExpat]

15. And to think he's Mario Cuomo's son

I remember when they were tossing Mario's name around as a potential presidential candidate in the '80s. He sounded like a traditional Eastern liberal Democrat at the time. Several of my college friends supported him back then.

[milestogo]

2. Is there a Republican candidate running?

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Dried up has-been Curtis Sliwa

who just got thrown under the bus!

But then his WABC-owner billionaire "boss" of his talk show told him to get out of the race and he quit the show instead, after 35 years.

I used to listen to the various iterations of his show (including when he had his ex-wife Lisa on as a co-host) in the '90s and early 2000s (could pick up 770 AM WABC here in Philly).

[Polybius]

10. In the 90's, I was a caller on his show numerous times, along with Bob Grant and Steve Somers

I still have some of the recordings.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. So did Bob Grant yell

"Get off my phone!111!!!1!!!1!" at you????

I followed Grant from WABC to WOR then back to WABC as they batted him around from station to station thanks to his rude, crude ignorant discourse.

[Polybius]

21. Nah, he liked me

I was a Republican youngster before 2000.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. I think Mike Gallagher was his replacement

with the multiple moves - I think during the drive-time slot.

[Polybius]

25. I stopped listening by the 2000's

I remember Jay Diamond was his fill-in in the 90's. Is he around anymore? I always thought he would be his replacement.

Remember Lynn Samuels? I loved her, even when I was a Republican.

[BumRushDaShow]

26. I remember Jay Diamond

and I also listened to Lynn Samuels including the day that Rash Limpballs took her slot (and her studio) back in '88 when he made his debut on WABC (and she was jokingly whining about it but still whined). Also listened to Sliwa (when it was Curtis and Kuby and then him alone and then with his wife Lisa), when he was on the 6 am slot.

[hamsterjill]

4. During COVID, Trump and Cuomo were mortal enemies.

I don't tend to forget that kind of thing. This is absurd.

Let the voters decide and be done with it.

[twodogsbarking]

5. Honor among thieves.

[hamsterjill]

7. I guess.

After all, Ted Cruz pretends that Trump didn't say anything about his wife, right?

SMH...

[mdbl]

8. That should boost the campaign of Cuomo's opponent.

[TomSlick]

9. It should seal the deal for Mamdani.

[mdbl]

16. Seems you were right!

[TomSlick]

17. What a bone headed move by Trump!

[mdbl]

18. He deludes himself into thinking he's infallible.

No matter how much hate he spreads.

[TomSlick]

19. But in NYC?

Even Trump must know he is hated in NYC.

[mdbl]

20. The word was deluded.

He thinks that if George Santos loves him then he's ok in NYC.

[Drum]

11. Kiss of death

☠️

[Jack Valentino]

12. Possibly 'bad news' for Cuomo!

[2naSalit]

13. That endorsement...

Should be the kiss of death for Cuomo.

He's way past his heyday, time for him to sit down and STFU.

[Munu]

23. The election is over and not a close one.

I think Trump scared off people who might have voted for Cuomo.

[DrFunkenstein]

24. The Blue Wave of 2018

Buyer's remorse is baked into the cake with Trump elections.