Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), an independent candidate for mayor in New York City, said on Monday that President Trump wants Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani to win the general election in November so he has an excuse to take over the city.

In an interview on ABC’s “The View,” Cuomo pushed back on the claim that Trump would benefit from a Cuomo victory, saying a Mamdani win would help Trump galvanize support ahead of the midterms and would give him the excuse he needs to take over another Democratic-run city.

“He wants Mamdani. Two reasons,” Cuomo said. “One, going into the midterms, he will take a picture of Mamdani, run around the country and say, ‘Here's what happened to the Democrats. They are now communists. They hate the police. They legalize prostitution, legaliz

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