Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump have endorsed Andrew Cuomo for the New York City mayoral elections over Zohran Mamdani.
On the eve of the NYC mayoral elections, Trump, instead of showing support for the Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, urged New Yorkers to vote for former governor of the city Cuomo.
In the post on Truth Social on Monday night, the Republican president wrote, “A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who 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. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!”
He also warned that “if Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani” won the elections, he will only contribute the “very minimum as required” federal funds for the city that has “zero” chances of success and survival in the 34-year-old’s mayorship.
Following the American president’s endorsement for the independent candidate in mayoral elections, his former ally and the Department of Government Efficiency also asked New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo on Tuesday, November 4.
Taking to X, the richest person in the world wrote, “Remember to vote Tuesday in New York! Bear in mind that a vote for Curtis is really a vote for Mumdumi or whatever his name is. VOTE CUOMO!”
Reacting to Trump and Musk’s call to vote for Cuomo, Mamdani, in an interview on CNN, said that the “pair” have picked the 67-year-old because they knew he will be the puppet they want in New York.
Notably, Cuomo, who was the 56th governor of the metropolis for a decade, resigned in 2021 following numerous sexual misconduct allegations. He is a Democrat but is running as an independent candidate in the elections after losing the party’s primary to Mamdani in June.
