Trump's comments came hours after Elon Musk also urged voters to back Cuomo.

Musk is one of several billionaires who have rallied against Zohran Mamdani, who is leading in polls.

President Donald Trump made a late bid to swing the New York City mayoral race, urging voters to back Andrew Cuomo in an effort to block Zohran Mamdani, a frequent target of the…

President Trump also threatened to withhold federal funds from New York if Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, wins Tuesday's election.

Trump's comments came hours after Elon Musk also urged voters to back Cuomo.

The Tesla mogul thought it would be funny to make a dumb joke about the Democratic New York City mayoral candidate.

Needling his opponent on social media, the front-runner for New York City mayor posted, "I know how hard you worked for this."

Trump threatens to cut New York City funds if Mamdani wins, urging support for Cuomo in the mayoral election.

The president's endorsement comes after months of scrutiny of his relationship with Cuomo.

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President Donald Trump announced Monday he is backing former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent in New York City's mayoral race.

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Trump threw his support behind Cuomo and threatened to cut funding to the city if Mamdani won the mayoral election.

Some voters in New York City's mayoral election make last-minute changes after Trump nod, but not in favour of Cuomo.

Zohran Mamdani delivered a fiery victory speech Tuesday after winning New York City's mayoral race and ordered the president to "turn the volume up."