Trump backs Cuomo on Truth Social post on election eve as Mamdani hits back \u2013 key US politics stories from 3 November<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Donald Trump has no qualms weighing in on local elections \u2013 especially in his native New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And on the eve of the mayoral election between Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, longtime Democrat-turned-independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, the US president had a message for Republican New Yorkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI 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,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before the uncanny endorsement, Trump also renewed threats to punish New Yorkers based on the election outcome, writing on his platform that it was \u201chighly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required\u201d if Mamdani wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Later on Monday, Mamdani responded publicly to Trump\u2019s remarks at a campaign event in Astoria, Queens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Maga movement\u2019s embrace of Andrew Cuomo is reflective of Donald Trump\u2019s understanding that this would be the best mayor for him \u2013 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,\u201d he said, according to the New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n