Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayoral candidate, during a campaign event in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.
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President Donald Trump on Monday night explicitly called on New York City residents to vote for Andrew Cuomo over Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in the mayoral election.
Trump’s endorsement of the independent candidacy of the former New York governor Cuomo came on the eve of the election, where Curtis Sliwa is the Republican nominee, and where the Assembly member Mamdani has consistently held a solid lead in polls.
“A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
“Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice,” Trump wrote.
“You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!”
In the same post, Trump threatened to withhold federal funds from New York if Mamdani, who is a self-identified democratic socialist, wins on Tuesday.
“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!” Trump wrote.
Mamdani is not a communist.