Elon Musk’s post on X, supporting Andrew Cuomo in the NYC mayoral race. “Mamdani is a charismatic swindler,” Musk said. “I mean you gotta hand it to him, like, he can light up a stage, but he has just been a swindler his entire life,” he added. Musk’s message on X comes as the 2025 New York City mayoral election looms. Other tech billionaires like Musk have opposed Mamdani’s candidacy, with some spending millions on the race. On Sunday, President Trump also said in a special interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that it would be hard for him to give “a lot of money to New York” if Mamdani wins the race. “Because if you have a communist running New York, all you’re doing is wasting the money you’re sending there,” Trump said. “So I don’t know that he’s won, and I’m not a fan of Cuomo one way or another, but if it’s gonna be between a bad Democrat and a communist, I’m gonna pick the bad Democrat all the time, to be honest with you.” Filed under