On the eve of Election Day in New York City, President Donald Trump urged citizens of the Big Apple to vote – not for Republican Curtis Sliwa, but for Democrat-turned-Independent Andrew Cuomo, as he does not wish “Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani” to be the next mayor.
“A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani,” Trump said Monday 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!”
Trump gave a lengthy explanation for his plea, saying: “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 home, because of the fact that, as a Communist, this once great City has ZERO chance of success, or even survival!
“It can only get worse with a Communist at the helm, and I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad. It is my obligation to run the Nation, and it is my strong conviction that New York City will be a Complete and Total Economic and Social Disaster should Mamdani win.
“His principles have been tested for over a thousand years, and never once have they been successful. I would much rather see a Democrat, who has had a Record of Success, WIN, than a Communist with no experience and a Record of COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE.
“He was nothing as an Assemblyman, ranked at the bottom of the class and, as Mayor of potentially, again, the Greatest City in the World, HE HAS NO CHANCE to bring it back to its former Glory!”
Last month, the president was asked directly about the contest by Maria Bartiromo of Fox News, and Trump appeared hesitant, saying, “I guess I haven’t made a decision really.”
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