Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was quick out of the gate to contrast front-runner socialist Zohran Mamdani’s lack of experience with his own decades in politics at Thursday’s mayoral debate.
“He has literally never had a job,” Cuomo, 67, charged about the 33-year-old state assemblyman.
Cuomo, while trying to get a dig in on the far-left legislator over his relative inexperience, said that “This is not a job for a first timer” and that “God forbid — a 9/11, a health pandemic” should happen while he’s in office.
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was quick out of the gate to contrast Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s lack of experience with his decades in politics. AP
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“If you don’t know what you’re doing, people literally will die,” the ex-gov said, adding failed mayors historically have been those without executive experience.
Mamdani was quick to fire back– accusing Cuomo of failed leadership leading to excess COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic.
“And if we have a health pandemic, then why would New Yorkers turn back to the governor who sent senior to their deaths in nursing homes?” he said.