Trump Says Cuomo Should Stay in New York City Mayoral Race

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo speaks during an election night event in New York, on June 24. — New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo speaks during an election night event in New York, on June 24.
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By Katia Porzecanski and Justin Sink

July 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM UTC

Updated on

July 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM UTC

President Donald Trump supported Andrew Cuomo’s decision to stay in New York City’s mayoral race, saying that the former governor had a “shot” at beating democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani.

“I think he should stay,” Trump said of Cuomo, who confirmed yesterday a plan to run in November on an independent ballot line despite losing to Mamdani by more than 12 percentage points in last month’s Democratic primary. “He’s running against a communist, I would think that he would have a good shot of winning.”