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BumRushDaShow

(163,346 posts) Mon Nov 3, 2025, 06:57 PM Nov 3

Trump urges New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo for mayor

Source: CNN Politics

PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2025, 6:23 PM ET

President Donald Trump urged New Yorkers to vote for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral race on the eve of the election.

“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,” the president wrote on Truth Social on Monday, adding that Cuomo “is capable of it” and that Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani “is not!”

Trump has previously offered tepid support for the former Democratic governor who’s running as an independent, casting the election as a choice between the better of two bad options, while completely discounting the Republican candidate. “I’m not a fan of Cuomo one way or another, but if it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a communist, I’m going to pick the bad Democrat all the time, to be honest with you,” Trump told CBS’ “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired Sunday.

Mamdani quickly seized on Trump’s comments in that interview, posting his congratulations to Cuomo on X on Sunday and adding, “I know how hard you worked for this.” Trump on Monday repeated his threats to deny federal funding to New York City if Mamdani, a democratic socialist, wins.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/politics/trump-cuomo-new-york-mayor

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Trump urges New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo for mayor (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 3 OP

So ... Cuomo became a Repuke without telling anybody? FakeNoose Nov 3 #1

He was a party trator for years IbogaProject Nov 3 #3

And to think he's Mario Cuomo's son RazorbackExpat Nov 4 #15

Is there a Republican candidate running? milestogo Nov 3 #2

Dried up has-been Curtis Sliwa BumRushDaShow Nov 3 #6

In the 90's, I was a caller on his show numerous times, along with Bob Grant and Steve Somers Polybius Nov 3 #10

So did Bob Grant yell BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #14

Nah, he liked me Polybius Nov 7 #21

I think Mike Gallagher was his replacement BumRushDaShow Nov 8 #22

I stopped listening by the 2000's Polybius Nov 8 #25

I remember Jay Diamond BumRushDaShow Nov 8 #26

During COVID, Trump and Cuomo were mortal enemies. hamsterjill Nov 3 #4

Honor among thieves. twodogsbarking Nov 3 #5

I guess. hamsterjill Nov 3 #7

That should boost the campaign of Cuomo's opponent. mdbl Nov 3 #8

It should seal the deal for Mamdani. TomSlick Nov 3 #9

Seems you were right! mdbl Nov 4 #16

What a bone headed move by Trump! TomSlick Nov 4 #17

He deludes himself into thinking he's infallible. mdbl Nov 5 #18

But in NYC? TomSlick Nov 5 #19

The word was deluded. mdbl Nov 6 #20

Kiss of death Drum Nov 3 #11

Possibly 'bad news' for Cuomo! Jack Valentino Nov 3 #12

That endorsement... 2naSalit Nov 4 #13

The election is over and not a close one. Munu Nov 8 #23

The Blue Wave of 2018 DrFunkenstein Nov 8 #24

FakeNoose

(39,493 posts)

1. So ... Cuomo became a Repuke without telling anybody?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:02 PM

Nov 3

Actually there's no way to know if Cuomo courted Chump's endorsement ... he probably didn't.

IbogaProject

(5,420 posts)

3. He was a party trator for years

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:23 PM

Nov 3

He was part of the IDC, the "Independent Democratic Caucis" in the State Senate who always worked with the GOP to give the GOP control of our state senate. It took targeted primary challanges to end that fraud, 7 of the 8 got kicked out. Then Cuomo started acting centrist and doing liberal like publicity stunts. Even while he was acting liberal he backed a boondogle to fund a billionaire to try and put ten more super tall office towers around Penn Station.

RazorbackExpat

(768 posts)

15. And to think he's Mario Cuomo's son

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 07:06 AM

Nov 4

I remember when they were tossing Mario's name around as a potential presidential candidate in the '80s. He sounded like a traditional Eastern liberal Democrat at the time. Several of my college friends supported him back then.

milestogo

(22,211 posts)

2. Is there a Republican candidate running?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:20 PM

Nov 3

BumRushDaShow

(163,346 posts)

6. Dried up has-been Curtis Sliwa

Reply to milestogo (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:56 PM

Nov 3

who just got thrown under the bus!

But then his WABC-owner billionaire "boss" of his talk show told him to get out of the race and he quit the show instead, after 35 years.

I used to listen to the various iterations of his show (including when he had his ex-wife Lisa on as a co-host) in the '90s and early 2000s (could pick up 770 AM WABC here in Philly).

Polybius

(21,175 posts)

10. In the 90's, I was a caller on his show numerous times, along with Bob Grant and Steve Somers

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 09:27 PM

Nov 3

I still have some of the recordings.

BumRushDaShow

(163,346 posts)

14. So did Bob Grant yell

Reply to Polybius (Reply #10)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 05:20 AM

Nov 4

"Get off my phone!111!!!1!!!1!" at you????

I followed Grant from WABC to WOR then back to WABC as they batted him around from station to station thanks to his rude, crude ignorant discourse.

Polybius

(21,175 posts)

21. Nah, he liked me

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #14)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:58 PM

Nov 7

I was a Republican youngster before 2000.

BumRushDaShow

(163,346 posts)

22. I think Mike Gallagher was his replacement

Reply to Polybius (Reply #21)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:38 AM

Nov 8

with the multiple moves - I think during the drive-time slot.

Polybius

(21,175 posts)

25. I stopped listening by the 2000's

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #22)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 10:35 AM

Nov 8

I remember Jay Diamond was his fill-in in the 90's. Is he around anymore? I always thought he would be his replacement.

Remember Lynn Samuels? I loved her, even when I was a Republican.

BumRushDaShow

(163,346 posts)

26. I remember Jay Diamond

Reply to Polybius (Reply #25)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 10:57 AM

Nov 8

and I also listened to Lynn Samuels including the day that Rash Limpballs took her slot (and her studio) back in '88 when he made his debut on WABC (and she was jokingly whining about it but still whined). Also listened to Sliwa (when it was Curtis and Kuby and then him alone and then with his wife Lisa), when he was on the 6 am slot.