"Donald Trump has made no secret of his feelings about New York's mayoral race, inaccurately denouncing Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani as a "communist" and threatening to withhold federal funding to the city if he wins. But in an interview on Sunday's 60 Minutes, the president finally gave his official half-hearted backing to another candidate in the race: independent Andrew Cuomo."
"Also on Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk threw in his support for the former governor, knocking Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and mocking Mamdani's name in the process. "Remember to vote tomorrow in New York! Bear in mind that a vote for Curtis is really a vote for Mumdumi or whatever his name is," Musk wrote on his social-media platform. "VOTE CUOMO!""
President Trump publicly criticized New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as a 'communist' and threatened to withhold federal funding if Mamdani wins. In a 60 Minutes interview, Trump gave a half-hearted endorsement to independent Andrew Cuomo, saying he would pick a 'bad Democrat' over a 'communist.' Mamdani's campaign celebrated Trump's remark with a congratulatory graphic. Cuomo framed himself as the candidate best able to resist potential federal overreach, warning of national-guard deployments and funding cuts under Mamdani. Tesla CEO Elon Musk endorsed Cuomo as well and mocked Mamdani's name while recalling a past Cuomo-linked Buffalo solar factory deal.
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