""Am I angry I'm not the one taking down Zohran, the socialist and communist? You're darn right I am," Adams said, as he stood alongside a smiling Cuomo in Harlem. "We're fighting against a snake-oil salesman.""
""New York can't be Europe, folks," Adams said. "I don't know what is wrong with people. You see what's playing out in other countries because of Islamic extremism," he continued, citing examples of recent terror attacks in Europe and Africa."
"real Democrat and a real New Yorker"
Eric Adams formally endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral election and attacked Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani as a socialist, communist, radical and gentrifier. Adams expressed anger at not being the one to challenge Mamdani and described the opponent as a "snake-oil salesman." Cuomo has linked Mamdani's criticism of Israel to antisemitism and warned of increased crime and disorder if Mamdani wins. Adams warned that New York "can't be Europe," cited Islamic extremism and recent terror attacks, and did not directly connect those attacks to Mamdani's candidacy. Cuomo thanked Adams as a "real Democrat and a real New Yorker." Adams's political standing has suffered amid a federal corruption case dismissal tied to an unusual intervention; Cuomo's image was damaged by a sexual harassment scandal that led to his 2021 resignation, which he denies.
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