Elon Musk to New Yorkers: Vote for Cuomo, not “Mumdumi or whatever his name is”

New York City elects its caller mayor today, with polls showing Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Muslim of Indian descent who hails from the near helping of the Democratic Party and has declared himself a staunch hostile of U.S. President Donald Trump‘s policies, arsenic the favorite.

Trump has repeatedly expressed his penchant during the campaign, and past Monday nighttime helium again urged New Yorkers to ballot for Mamdani’s superior opponent, erstwhile New York politician Andrew Cuomo, who was elected with the Democrats.

“Whether you personally similar Andrew Cuomo oregon not, you truly don’t person a choice. You person to ballot for him and anticipation helium does a fantastic job. He is competent, Mamdani is not,” Trump wrote connected Truth Social.

For his part, erstwhile adjacent Trump advisor Elon Musk urged New Yorkers to ballot for Cuomo and not “Mumdumi oregon immoderate his sanction is.” In his X post, the Tesla laminitis reminded that a ballot for Republican Curtis Silua would number for Mumdani, a slogan repeated successful caller days by galore Republican officials.

Even wrong his ain party, Mamdani does not bask unanimous support. Several figures, notably Senate Democratic person Chuck Schumer of New York, don’t publically enactment him, and those who person are wary.

The 3rd candidate, Republican Curtis Silua, stubbornly refused to retreat successful favour of Cuomo, whose pro-business and pro-security positions are adjacent to his own. Mamdani’s proposals (free buses and daycare attendance, controls connected rent prices) enactment him person to the Social Democrats.