Trump Says Cuomo Should Stay in New York City Mayoral Race (1)

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.”

The comments come as Cuomo faces criticism for being a potential spoiler in the ...