The president endorsed Cuomo, who is running as an independent against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, instead of Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.

Republican Rep. Nick Langworthy, who was once critical of the former New York governor, is now backing him in the mayor's race.

Trump had said in a recent CBS interview that he would pick a bad democrat over a communist any day, prompting Mamdani to 'congratulate' his opponent for the endorsement. New York mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani mocked fellow candidate Andrew Cuomo in an X/Twitter post on Monday,

Former President Donald Trump made a late appeal in the New York City mayoral race. He asked voters to support Andrew Cuomo. Trump stated New Yorkers must vote for Cuomo to defeat Zohran Mamdani. He warned that Mamdani's victory would lead to an economic and social disaster for the city.

Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo has cut Democrat nominee Zohran Mamdani's lead​ in half, according to a new poll

President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a lifelong Democrat running as an independent, in New York City’s mayoral election. The president urged voters not to cast a ballot Tuesday for Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa,