What do you predict if Zohran Mandani wins? I’ll go first: DISASTER! Share your thoughts.
Trump backs Cuomo and threatens to cut federal funding if 'Communist Mamdani' wins NYC mayor race
President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Andrew Cuomo on Monday while threatening to withhold federal funding from New York City if Zohran Mamdani, who he labeled a "Communist", wins the mayoral election.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, he also warned that the city would face "total economic and social disaster" under Mamdani’s leadership.
"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!" he wrote in the post.
"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," he added.
"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. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!"
Speaking to reporters hours later, Cuomo pushed back on the characterization that Trump had endorsed him.
"President Trump doesn’t support me," Cuomo said. "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."
(Copy and pasted from news on my phone)
President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Andrew Cuomo on Monday while threatening to withhold federal funding from New York City if Zohran Mamdani, who he labeled a "Communist", wins the mayoral election.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, he also warned that the city would face "total economic and social disaster" under Mamdani’s leadership.
"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!" he wrote in the post.
"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," he added.
"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. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!"
Speaking to reporters hours later, Cuomo pushed back on the characterization that Trump had endorsed him.
"President Trump doesn’t support me," Cuomo said. "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."
(Copy and pasted from news on my phone)
