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Cuomo accused

Andrew Cuomo has been widely accused of Islamophobia after a radio interview Thursday with Sid Rosenberg, a Jewish conservative shock jock. ( We profiled Rosenberg last year after he emerged as one of Donald Trump’s leading Jewish surrogates .)

Cuomo was arguing that Mamdani lacked the experience to lead New York City through crises. “God forbid another 9/11,” he said to Rosenberg, who has hosted the former governor three times in recent days. “Can you imagine Mamdani in the seat?”

Rosenberg replied, “Yeah, I could. He’d be cheering.” Earlier in the program, Ros

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