Andrew Cuomo torched mayoral rival Zohran Mamdani as a wealthy child making an attempt to “play politics” — and tried to woo the viewers on influencer boxer Logan Paul’s podcast by dropping a Mike Tyson reference.
The 34-year-old Queens state assemblyman main Metropolis Corridor could be “like moving into the ring with Mike Tyson when he was in his prime, and also you’ve by no means boxed earlier than — however you’ll determine it out alongside the way in which,” the ex-governor stated on the “Impaulsive Podcast” episode launched Tuesday.
“That is New York Metropolis. You must know what you’re doing. There’s a degree of qualification,” Cuomo, 67, informed the YouTuber, who can be an expert wrestler and part-time boxer.
“Simply give it some thought — and it’s life or loss of life. In case you don’t make the appropriate name, individuals die,” he stated.
Cuomo, who’s working as an impartial, ripped the Democratic nominee — who could be the second-youngest mayor within the historical past of New York Metropolis if elected — as somebody who’s “by no means managed greater than 5 individuals. By no means had an actual job.”
“He comes from wealth. His mom is a really profitable movie director. Grew up in Uganda, in a palace principally in Uganda, moved in Manhattan. Grew up in a West Aspect penthouse. Went to non-public college, $60,000 a yr, and Bowden School,” he stated on the podcast, which was recorded final week.
“He’s the kid of wealth. By no means needed to work. By no means did work. By no means had an actual job and performs politics and ran for the state meeting and gained,” Cuomo stated, earlier than knocking Mamdani as having solely handed “three payments” and the “worst attendance document within the New York State Meeting.”
The thrice-elected Dem governor — who resigned in 2021 within the face of sexual misconduct allegations he denies — additionally ripped the lefty front-runner for his transient aspiring rap profession, whereas mentioning his slick marketing campaign movies have helped him get forward within the polls.
“He was a rapper-slash-artist, and he had an excellent social media presence, captured the creativeness. He was nice on TikTok. He related with the youthful technology,” stated Cuomo, who was trounced by Mamdani within the June Democratic major.
“He has appealed with very simplistic options that can by no means work,” he added of Mamdani’s coverage proposals.
“That shtick works in politics. Particularly these days. Lots of people don’t get into the substance,” Cuomo stated.
However at the same time as he ripped Mamdani as a “a baby of wealth” with a privileged upbringing, Cuomo — son of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo — additionally touted his family’s highly effective legacy that helped gasoline his political ascent.
“I’m a Democrat. My father was a Democrat. I labored for Invoice Clinton. I’m a lifelong Democrat,” he stated when reflecting on his document.
The podcast additionally veered into the high-profile household’s lore, with Paul remarking that the Cuomos’ lives have been “loopy.”
The longtime pol agreed, boasting about his brother Chis Cuomo’s former TV present, “Cuomo Prime Time,” which aired on CNN from 2017 to 2021.
“Yeah, we’ve had a loopy life. Ups and downs, great highs, great lows,” he stated.
“He had the very best rated present on CNN — or actually, I had the very best rated present on CNN if you wish to get technical, as a result of his highest score was once I was a visitor on his present.”
The Put up reached out to Mamdani’s marketing campaign for remark.
