Andrew Cuomo Vows Eight-Year Anti-Trump Crusade if Elected as NYC’s Mayor [WATCH]

Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York and current frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race, said he plans to launch a national campaign opposing President Donald Trump if elected.

In an interview with Politico, Cuomo stated he would spend significant time in Washington over the next eight years to organize against the Trump administration and help Democrats regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

“I would spend eight years in Washington — go to that US Conference of Mayors, go to the National Governors Association,” Cuomo said, outlining his plans to push back against President Trump’s policies at a national level.

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His comments come as New York, which has historically voted blue in presidential elections, saw its narrowest margin of victory for a Democrat in nearly 40 years during the 2024 election.

We’re heading into the most patriotic time of year, and somehow no one’s asking Andrew Cuomo why he said America was “never that great.” That wasn’t a slip. That’s how he sees this country. Now he wants to be mayor just to launch a presidential run? That’s not leadership, it’s… https://t.co/KIJLqStC1A pic.twitter.com/YfN0fA55Ke

— Curtis Sliwa (@CurtisSliwa) June 3, 2025

Cuomo said his focus would center on President Trump’s proposed changes to Medicaid.

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“He’s cutting Medicaid. Medicaid is not a blue-city, blue-state situation. That is in every state. That is a lot of red congressional districts. And he could lose the House on cutting Medicaid if you organized it and got it moving,” Cuomo said.

“You’re going to have to be a spokesperson, advocate, organizer. This is what Medicaid means in Mississippi, this is what Medicaid means in Texas … And you organize that, they don’t have a lot of congressional seats left to lose.”

Meanwhile, Cuomo’s big plan on Medicare cuts seems to have been killing off seniors in nursing homes, then covering it up and lying about it while falsely attacking more successful states like Florida. He’s preferable to that radical socialist, but man, his legacy is awful. https://t.co/BsRoNOl1zX

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 3, 2025

While acknowledging that a mayor has limited power in comparison to the presidency, Cuomo said he would take an active political role beyond the confines of the city.

“You’re going to have to be a spokesperson, advocate, organizer,” he said.

His remarks suggest he would use the platform of New York City’s mayoralty as a political springboard to engage in national partisan efforts.

Cuomo’s remarks came amid reports of an ongoing federal investigation into his handling of nursing home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to The New York Times, the Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into whether Cuomo lied to Congress in his testimony regarding the number of COVID-19-related deaths in New York nursing homes.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Republicans, referred the matter to Attorney General Pam Bondi last month.

Cuomo has denied any wrongdoing and dismissed the investigation as “purely political nonsense.”

In the same week as his Politico interview, Cuomo’s campaign released a new advertisement highlighting his previous experience as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton.

The ad emphasized Cuomo’s past work on affordable housing and infrastructure and promised similar initiatives if he becomes mayor.

“New York City has an affordability crisis but we will rise. The minimum wage will rise. I raised it to the highest in the nation as Governor, I’ll do it here,” the ad states.

“500,000 new affordable homes will rise. I did it as the nation’s Housing Secretary, we can do it here. We built new bridges, train stations and airports, and got through COVID together because there’s a simple solution to a crisis: You act. So let’s rise – together.”

In NYC we have a crisis of affordability.

In crisis – You Act.

Build homes. Raise wages. Together we will Rise. pic.twitter.com/sxp9rUUQBp

— Andrew Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) June 3, 2025

Cuomo resigned as governor in 2021 following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, though he denied all accusations.

His return to public life has sparked mixed reactions across New York, with supporters pointing to his experience and critics raising concerns over his past controversies and legal troubles.

Despite the pending DOJ investigation and ongoing criticism, Cuomo remains a leading candidate in the New York City mayoral race.

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