"Whether you like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You have to vote for him and hope he does a fantastic job," Trump wrote.

NYC mayoral candidates rally voters ahead of Election Day

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa are making their final efforts to connect with voters before Election Day in New York.

President Donald Trump made a late attempt to swing New York's mayoral race, urging voters to support Andrew Cuomo in an effort to block Zohran Mamdani, a frequent target of the president's ire.

Cuomo is a lifelong Democrat and former governor of New York who is now running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani, a democratic socialist leading in the polls.

"I would much rather see a Democrat, who has had a record of success, WIN" than Mamdani, Trump wrote on social media, adding: "Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You have to vote for him and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!"

Trump's comments so far are the most enthusiastic about Cuomo, whom he reluctantly suggested would be a better choice than Mamdani in a "60 Minutes" interview that aired Nov. 2.

"I'm not a fan of Cuomo one way or the other," Trump said, while adding that he would prefer a "bad Democrat" in Mamdani, a state lawmaker who has pledged to stand up to the president.

The Republican president also said in his Nov. 3 comments that a vote for the Republican candidate in the race, Curtis Sliwa, is a "vote for Mamdani" and continued to threaten to withdraw federal funds from the city if Mamdani wins.

"I am very unlikely to contribute any federal funds, other than the minimum required," Trump wrote.

Trump is working to rally his supporters behind Cuomo in the final hours of a campaign that has emerged as one of the key 2025 contests, with Mamdani attracting national attention and repeated attacks from Trump, who has described him as too liberal. Polls have shown the race is tightening.

Cuomo told NBC News' "Meet the Press NOW" in October that "I have not had a conversation nor would I accept an endorsement from President Trump" as he campaigns in this heavily Democratic city, where the president is unpopular.

Mamdani lashed out at the former governor after Trump expressed support for the candidate on "60 Minutes."

"Congratulations, @AndrewCuomo," Mamdani said on social media. "I know how hard you worked for this."

Contributor: Eduardo Cuevas

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