Firefighters from the FDNY working in New York City. John Lamparski/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 19, 2024 This isn’t the first time Musk, who is not a resident of New York, has weighed in on Mamdani or his campaign. A day before the mayoral election in November, Musk endorsed Mamdani’s leading opponent in the race, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo had resigned in disgrace after the state’s attorney general reported that he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. (A later DOJ investigation put that number at 13.) In Musk’s endorsement post, he called the soon-to-be-mayor-elect “Mumdumi.” Then, on the morning of Election Day, Musk shared a false claim that because Mamdani was listed under both the “Democratic” and “Working Families” party lines on the NYC ballot, the election was a “scam!” But in New York, candidates can appear more than once on a ballot if they are nominated by multiple political parties. Musk also pointed to the layout of the ballot as a problem, since Cuomo’s name appeared in a lower spot on the ballot than Mamdani’s. He failed to mention that this took place because the former governor lost in the Democratic primary and chose to run as an independent later in the election season. The New York City ballot form is a scam! – No ID is required – Other mayoral candidates appear twice – Cuomo’s name is last in bottom right pic.twitter.com/676VODWFRI