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In the final stretch of New York’s mayoral race, Andrew Cuomo appeared to embrace the Islamophobic accusation that Zohran Mamdani—the socialist candidate who would be the city’s first Muslim mayor—would celebrate a hypothetical September 11-style terrorist attack.

“God forbid, another 9/11. Can you imagine Mamdani in the seat?” Cuomo said during an appearance on the conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg’s show on Thursday.

“I could. He’d be cheering,” Rosenberg replied, prompting Rosenberg’s own laughter.

The former governor chuckled at the remark, before adding, “That’s another problem.”

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