Headline Roundup • November 3rd, 2025
Trump Endorses Cuomo For NYC Mayor
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The night before the New York City mayoral election, President Donald Trump endorsed former Democratic governor and current independent candidate Andrew Cuomo.
The Details: Trump wrote on Truth Social, “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. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!” He urged New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo over the Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, writing, “A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani.”
For Context: Trump has criticized Sliwa in the past, asking in a Fox News interview, “Is he really a Republican?” He has also threatened on multiple occasions to withhold federal funding from New York City if Mamdani wins, which he repeated in his Truth Social post.
Mamdani’s Response: At a campaign event in Queens, New York, Mamdani said, “In these final days, what was rumored, what was feared, has become naked and unabashed. The MAGA movement’s embrace of Andrew Cuomo is reflective of Donald Trump’s understanding that this would be the best mayor for him—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.” He also posted on X, writing, “Congratulations, @AndrewCuomo. I know how hard you worked for this."
How the Media Covered It: New York Times (Lean Left bias) noted that “Mr. Mamdani, for his part, has sought to link Mr. Cuomo to Mr. Trump throughout the campaign” and included a spokesperson for Mamdani saying, “This is absolutely the nail in the coffin for Andrew Cuomo.” Fox News (Right) called Mamdani the “socialist mayoral candidate” and included both the details of Trump’s Truth Social post as well as various comments from Mamdani and his campaign team. Newsweek (Center) wrote that this election “will be a key barometer for Trump [sic] as his Republican's as polls show the president's support waning and as frustration grows with the government shutdown.”
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N. Scott Trimble/Syracuse Post-Standard via AP
President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Andrew Cuomo on Monday while threatening to withhold federal funding from New York City if Zohran Mamdani, who he labeled a "Communist", wins the mayoral election.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, he also warned that the city would face "total economic and social disaster" under Mamdani’s leadership.
"If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first...
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
In a post Monday on Truth Social, President Donald Trump urged New Yorkers to vote for independent candidate and former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying residents have "no choice" but to back him.
Trump also repeated a warning that he could withhold federal funds from New York City if Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, is elected.
"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," Trump wrote.
Rose Layden for The New York Times
For weeks, President Trump has strongly suggested that he would prefer that Andrew M. Cuomo, the former governor, win the New York City mayor’s race.
He has mocked Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and front-runner, calling him a “‘liddle’ communist” (he is a democratic socialist). And the president has made a point of deriding Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, whom Mr. Cuomo has tried to push out of the race so he could reap more of the Republican vote.
Finally, on Monday evening, hours before Election Day, Mr. Trump made...
