Mamdani rips reported Trump moves in NYC mayor race
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani heavily criticized reported moves by President Trump regarding the race.
“Today we learned Andrew Cuomo is directly coordinating with Donald Trump, even as this President sends masked agents to rip our neighbors off the streets and guts the social services so many New Yorkers rely on,” Mamdani said in a Wednesday post on the social platform X.
“It’s disqualifying and a betrayal of our city,” he added.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that eight sources said the president talked in private about stepping into the race in an attempt to stop Mamdani from winning the November election.
According to the Times, a Republican congressman and New York businessmen have been recently pressed by the president about which of Mamdani’s rivals they believe could upset the Democratic nominee.
Trump and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, also a candidate for New York City mayor, discussed the race in a phone call within the last few weeks, the Times also reported. But Cuomo on Thursday pushed back on the report.
“I can’t remember the last time I spoke to President Trump,” Cuomo said during a press conference, adding that he has "never spoken to him about the mayor’s race.”
Mamdani’s Wednesday post also featured a video clip of himself discussing The Times report, slamming Trump for "conspiring" with Cuomo.
“It is Donald Trump himself who has been directly conspiring with candidates who have decided to give up the people that they are supposed to protect, in lieu of securing power through the assistance of that same administration in Washington, D.C.,” the New York state Assembly member said.
The Hill has reached out to a spokesperson for Cuomo and the White House for comment.