During the final New York City mayoral primary debate on June 12, 2025, former Governor Andrew Cuomo repeatedly mispronounced the name of his opponent, Zohran Mamdani.
At one point during the debate, Mamdani interrupted Cuomo to correct his pronunciation, saying, “The name is ‘Mamdani’” and then spelling it out.
This came after Cuomo had previously mispronounced the name during an earlier primary debate as well. The incident was part of several tense exchanges between the two candidates.
Cuomo continued to take shots at Mamdani during the general election debates in October, questioning his experience and calling him “Donald Trump’s puppet”.
Mamdani also fought back against Cuomo’s attacks.
How can ANYONE mispronounce “Communist A**hole”?????
It’s the simplest phrase ever, Geez Cuomo!!!!