New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump would try to "take over" the city if Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral race.
"If Mamdani wins, you are going to see Trump come in here and take over New York City. You mark my words," Cuomo said on "Straight Shooter with Stephen A."
When pressed by host Stephen A. Smith, the former New York governor argued that the federal government "controls everything" and could close airports and "basically bankrupt" the city under the Trump administration.
After Trump recently suggested he plans to "send more than the National Guard" to help with crime in Democrat-led cities like New York City, Cuomo said Trump would be motivated to do even more with Mamdani in charge.
"You know, President Trump needs an excuse to act, right?" Cuomo said. "He doesn't just send the National Guard. He sends the National Guard as a power play. He's making a statement: 'These Democrats don't know how to run a city. They're dangerous, these Democrats. I have to send in the National Guard to take care of the people in Portland and take care of the people in LA because the Democrats don't know what they're doing.'
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"He needs that hook to do it. Mamdani gives him that hook on steroids. He'll send the National Guard, he'll send ICE. He'll say that he personally has to have his administration oversee the city because you have an incompetent 34-year-old socialist."
Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani's campaign for comment.
Cuomo gave a similar warning on ABC's "The View" earlier this month, suggesting that Trump is hoping Mamdani wins the election.
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"He wants Mamdani for two reasons. One, going into the midterms, he will take a picture of Mamdani, run around the country and say, ‘Here is what happened to the Democrats. They are now communists. They hate the police. They legalize prostitution, legalize drugs. They want to elect this Democrat, no experience whatsoever — being mayor of New York would be his first real job,'" he said.
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According to a Quinnipiac University survey, Mamdani holds a 10-point lead against Cuomo in the mayoral race, down from a 13-point lead earlier this month.