skip to contentAdvertisementMamdani has maintained his lead over Cuomo, who lost the Democratic nomination but decided to run as an independent, however, the former governor has closed in the gap with the front-runner.By: Express Web Desk November 4, 2025 06:51 AM IST First published on: Nov 4, 2025 at 06:51 AM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookIndependent candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani prepare for a mayoral debate, in New York, US. (Reuters photo)After US President Donald Trump announced his support for independent candidate and former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the upcoming New York City mayoral elections, tech billionaire Elon Musk has also endorsed Cuomo against Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani for the bid to be NYC’s mayor in the general election scheduled for November 4.In a post on X, Musk cautioned his 229 million followers and others that voting for Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa would only help the chances of Mamdani winning the race and urged his supporters to vote for Cuomo in the election in New York.Remember to vote tomorrow in New York!Bear in mind that a vote for Curtis is really a vote for Mumdumi or whatever his name is.VOTE CUOMO!— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 3, 2025“Remember to vote tomorrow in New York! Bear in mind that a vote for Curtis is really a vote for Mumdumi or whatever his name is. Vote Cuomo,” Musk said in a post on Tuesday. Musk’s last minute endorsement for Cuomo came after the US president signalled in a CBS’ 60 Minutes interview that he would support the former governor in the NYC mayoral race.Trump, during the interview referring to Mamdani said, “I’m not a fan of Cuomo one way or the other, but if it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a communist. I’m going to pick the bad Democrat all the time, to be honest with you.”Congratulations, @AndrewCuomo. I know how hard you worked for this. https://t.co/qePAGqDk0K pic.twitter.com/6CKqyZE6ne— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) November 3, 2025Mamdani responded to Trump’s endorsement of independent candidate Cuomo in a post on X saying, “Trump endorses Cuomo” and wrote, “Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo. I know how hard you worked for this.”According to the NYC Board of Elections, more than 735,000 early ballots have been cast across all the five boroughs in New York, The Hill reported. Mamdani has maintained his lead over Cuomo, who lost the Democratic nomination but decided to run as an independent, however, the former governor has closed in the gap with the front-runner.Trump earlier threatened to restrict federal funding if Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral election, and called him a “communist candidate”. Some Republican leaders have also suggested to strip Mamdani of his citizenship and deport him from the United States.AdvertisementAdvertisementLoading Taboola...