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Reuters"If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Fund," Trump said President Donald Trump made a late bid to swing the New York City mayoral race and urged voters to back Andrew Cuomo in a bid to block Zohran Mamdani. Trump said New Yorkers “must vote for” the disgraced former governor to defeat “Communist” Zohran Mamdani. The 79-year-old Republican said New York, his hometown, would become an "“Economic and Social Disaster” if the Democratic nominee triumphs on Tuesday.“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!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.“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,” he added.ALSO READ: 'Never committing suicide': Elon Musk's bizarre response on claims mystery interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is ‘alien spaceship’Trump backs Andrew Cuomo for New York PollsAndrew Cuomo is a long-time Democrat and former governor of New York who is now running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani, a democratic socialist who leads in the polls. "I'm not a fan of Cuomo one way or the other," Trump said, while adding he would prefer a "bad Democrat" to Mamdani, a state assemblyman who has pledged to stand up to the president.Live EventsThe Republican president also said in his Nov. 3 comments that a vote for the GOP candidate in the race, Curtis Sliwa, is a "vote for Mamdani" and continued to threaten to withhold federal funds from the city if Mamdani wins. "It is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required," Trump wrote.ALSO READ:'Dripping in sweat, not well': Trump's 60 Minutes interview with CBS sparks concerns about his health. Check details“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! We must also remember this — A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani.”The president added: “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 is working to rally his supporters behind Cuomo in the final hours of a campaign that has emerged as one of the premier contests of 2025, with Mamdani attracting national attention and repeated attacks from Trump, who has portrayed him as too liberal. Polls have showed the race tightening.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onandrew cuomoTrump New York mayoral raceAndrew Cuomo endorsementZohran Mamdani electionNew York City fundingCommunist candidate MamdaniCurtis Sliwa vote impactandrew cuomo vs zohran mamdanitrump backs andrew cuomoandrew cuomo new york poll (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onandrew cuomoTrump New York mayoral raceAndrew Cuomo endorsementZohran Mamdani electionNew York City fundingCommunist candidate MamdaniCurtis Sliwa vote impactandrew cuomo vs zohran mamdanitrump backs andrew cuomoandrew cuomo new york poll(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless
