November 3, 2025
Trump backs independent Democrat over Republican nominee to block progressive from winning NYC mayoral race
President Trump posted on Truth Social on Nov. 3, 2025, urging New York City voters to back Andrew Cuomo over Curtis Sliwa and warning that a vote for Sliwa would help 
Zohran Mamdani.
Andrew Cuomo served as New York governor from 2011 until his resignation in Aug. 2021 amid sexual‑harassment allegations and controversy over his administration’s handling of nursing‑home COVID‑19 deaths. Cuomo ran in 2025 as an independent after losing the Democratic primary.
Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary and was the Democratic nominee; he accused national rhetoric and election‑day threats of intimidating voters and linked those threats to a broader approach he attributed to the Trump administration; the White House and state officials disputed that connection.
Complete the sentence about federal funding threats
Complete: Courts review executive withholding under the ____ Act.
Complete the sentence about authority limits
A president publicly urging voters to back a non‑party candidate raises conflict‑of‑interest questions.
A president can unilaterally strip core federal Medicaid payments to a city to punish a mayoral choice.
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