Trump Says Cuomo's Got A 'good Shot' Of Beating Mamdani In Nyc Mayor Election

President Donald Trump believes that erstwhile New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a coagulated chance of defeating Democratic Party nominee Zohran Mamdani successful New York City's predetermination for mayor.

"I would deliberation that he would person a bully changeable astatine winning," nan president told reporters astatine nan White House connected Tuesday, arsenic he referred to Cuomo.

Trump offered his governmental punditry nan time aft Cuomo announced that he would proceed his mayoral bid arsenic an independent candidate.

The erstwhile three-term governor, who is gunning for a governmental comeback aft resigning successful 2021 amid aggregate scandals, was convincingly defeated past period by Mamdani successful nan Democratic Party's mayoral primary.

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President Donald Trump speaks to nan media arsenic he leaves nan White House, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, successful Washington, arsenic White House property caput Karoline Leavitt, looks on. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

Mamdani's superior triumph complete Cuomo and 9 different candidates rocked nan Democratic Party, and boosted nan Ugandan-born 33-year-old authorities assemblyman from Queens toward becoming nan first Muslim and first millennial politician of nan nation's astir populous city.

Trump said that Cuomo's "got to tally a reliable campaign."

Mamdani, who was backed by progressive champions Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, surged to a superior triumph complete then-frontrunner Cuomo acknowledgment to an energetic run that put a awesome attraction connected affordability and New York City's precocious costs of living.

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Mamdani made smart usage of societal media platforms, including TikTok, arsenic he engaged low-propensity voters. He projected eliminating fares to thrust New York City's immense autobus system, making CUNY (City University of New York) "tuition-free," freezing rents connected municipal housing, offering "free childcare" for children up to property 5, and mounting up government-run market stores.

Democrat mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani astatine a rally, successful New York City, Wednesday, connected July 2, 2025. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)

Trump, successful his comments Tuesday, repeated his declare that Mamdani is simply a "communist."

"I don’t deliberation that title is complete yet. We do person a mates of group running. There are things coming retired astir him," Trump added, arsenic he referred to Mamdani.

Republicans person spotlighted caller news items regarding Mamdani that person gone viral. They see a 2020 photograph Mamdani posted online that shows him flipping disconnected a statue of Christopher Columbus, stories astir comments Mamdani made past December erstwhile he said arsenic politician he would apprehension Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his caller comments successful a cablegram news question and reply that "I person galore critiques of capitalism."

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Cuomo, during nan last days of nan superior campaign, shined a spotlight connected unrest past period successful Los Angeles to raise warnings astir Trump, and showcase his ain experience. And Cuomo pledged, if elected mayor, to equine a nationalist run to effort and thwart Trump's agenda, vowing to protect New York City from what he suggested could beryllium a imaginable early national crackdown against migration protests successful nan city.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, successful a reside to supporters, acknowledges that rival Zohran Mamdani 'won' nan New York City Democratic Party mayoral primary, connected June 24, 2025 successful New York, N.Y. (Paul Steinhauser - Fox News)

But Mamdani run spokesperson Jeffrey Lerner, highlighting Trump's comments, said connected Tuesday that "we would for illustration to congratulate Andrew Cuomo connected earning Donald Trump’s endorsement. Obviously, this triumph speaks for itself. The mobility now is whether Cuomo will clasp Trump’s support publically aliases proceed to conscionable judge it successful private."

Trump's evident ballot of assurance successful Cuomo comes contempt Mayor Eric Adams besides being connected nan wide predetermination ballot. The embattled politician announced earlier this twelvemonth that he would activity re-election arsenic an independent candidate.

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Adams' canvass numbers were sinking moreover earlier he was indicted past twelvemonth connected 5 counts, which accused nan politician of bribery and fraud arsenic portion of an alleged "long-running" strategy to personally profit from contacts pinch overseas officials.

The politician made repeated overtures to Trump, and nan Justice Department earlier this twelvemonth dismissed nan corruption charges truthful Adams could perchance activity pinch nan Trump management connected its forbidden migration crackdown.

New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a run motorboat rally astatine City Hall, Thursday, June. 26, 2025, successful New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)

Cuomo, successful a video connected Monday announcing his determination to enactment successful nan race, said, "Only 13% of New Yorkers voted successful nan June primary. The wide predetermination is successful November, and I americium successful it to triumph it."

And Cuomo charged, "My opponent, Mr. Mamdani offers slick slogans but nary existent solutions."

While he acknowledged Mamdani's triumph successful nan primary, Cuomo near nan doorway unfastened to a November tally arsenic an independent candidate, which predetermination rules successful New York authorities permit.

And precocious past month, Cuomo fto walk a deadline for candidates who had already qualified to tally arsenic independents to diminution that independent ballot line.

But sources told Fox News astatine nan clip that Cuomo had not committed yet to moving an progressive wide predetermination run done nan summertime and into nan autumn.

While polling successful caller days suggests Mamdani is not moving distant pinch nan race, Cuomo faces an uphill climb successful nan wide election. In heavy bluish New York City, nan Democratic superior victor is mostly favored to triumph nan wide election. And immoderate of nan unions and elected officials that supported Cuomo successful nan superior are now backing Mamdani.

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Also connected nan ballot successful nan wide predetermination are Jim Walden, a erstwhile national charismatic moving arsenic an independent, and Guardian Angels co-founder Curtis Sliwa, who for a 2nd consecutive predetermination is nan Republican mayoral nominee.

Walden has projected that an independent study beryllium conducted successful September to find which campaigner would person nan champion changeable of defeating Mamdani, pinch nan different candidates agreeing to driblet out.

But having Cuomo and Adams agreeing to specified a script seems remote, arsenic some person urged nan different to exit nan race.

Fox News' Courtney De George contributed to this report.