WASHINGTON — Possible 2028 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg tore into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and gushed over socialist Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani.

Buttigieg, who has previously praised Mamdani’s “extraordinary” campaign, stopped short of endorsing the far-left Democrat but commended his efforts to “bring people together.”

“I don’t live in New York, but I think he has the capacity to be a great mayor,” Buttigieg exulted to CNN. 3

“He [Mamdani], I think, right now, has been taking a lot of steps that are not just about winning, but about trying to bring people together, which is something that people didn’t see in him or expect from him earlier on in the campaign,” he added.

“I don’t think he needs me in order to win, but I think it’s a really import

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