US: Final NYC mayoral debate marked by stinging barbs DW 10/23/2025
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US: Final NYC mayoral debate marked by stinging barbs  DW  10/23/2025
"You have never had a job. You've never accomplished anything,"
"Zohran, your resume could fit on a cocktail napkin."
"He [Trump] has said he'll take over New York if Mamdani wins, and he will. Because he has no respect for him. He thinks he's a kid and he's going to kick him on his tuchus,"
"fighting like kids in a school yard"
Three candidates — Zohran Mamdani (34, Assembly member and frontrunner), Andrew Cuomo (67, independent, former governor), and Curtis Sliwa (71, Republican) — clashed in a contentious New York City mayoral debate. Mamdani faced repeated attacks over alleged inexperience and his pro‑Palestinian advocacy. Cuomo said Mamdani had "never had a job" and warned that President Trump would relish a Mamdani victory, using the word "tuchus." Sliwa mocked Mamdani’s resume and accused him of supporting "global jihad," while also blasting both rivals for "fighting like kids in a school yard." Cuomo confronted questions about past sexual‑harassment allegations and urged seriousness and maturity in government.
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