Trump Calls Mamdani A “Communist Lunatic”, Endorses Democrat Andrew Cuomo In Race For New York Mayor

They say politics makes for strange bedfellows. That seems to be happening in the race for New York Mayor. US President Donald Trump has decided to back former Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat. This endorsement from Trump comes after Cuomo announced that he would run in the New York City mayoral race as an independent. Last month, Andrew Cuomo, the once popular Mayor of New York, was defeated by Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral primaries. Trump has called Mamdani a “communist lunatic” and said he would “save New York from Mamdani”, if the latter wins the mayoral election. Mamdani says Trump attacks him because he is his worst “political nightmare”. If he wins, Mamdani, son of famous Indian filmmaker Mira Nair, will be New York’s first Muslim mayor. In recent weeks, the Democratic mayoral nominee has taken American politics by storm. Does Trump feel threatened by Zohran Mamdani?