A spokesman for Cuomo tells PEOPLE the former governor does not actually believe Mamdani would celebrate a terrorist attack

“I’d go half-and-half,” Cuomo said, trying to appeal to both sides. Laughter erupted inside the room as Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa, the republican nominee in the debate, both threw their hands up.

Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday pleaded with Republicans and conservatives to vote for him instead of GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa in the mayoral race — joking that “I don’t have

Cuomo was criticizing Mamdani's executive experience and ability to handle disasters on a conservative radio show before an exchange referencing the 9/11 attacks.

Bloomberg / The race has been followed nationwide in large part due to the 34-year-old candidate Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist. "Mr. Cuomo, in 2021, 13 different women who worked in your administration credibly accused you of sexual harassment,

Andrew Cuomo torched mayoral rival Zohran Mamdani as a rich kid trying to “play politics” — and attempted to woo the audience on influencer boxer Logan Paul’s podcast by dropping a

The New York City mayoral candidate delivered the burn while appearing on a bro-centric podcast — and even they couldn't help but laugh.