Posted on 09/20/2025 7:46:51 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was confronted by loud critics inside a Queens mosque at a campaign event Friday as he tried to make his case to Muslim voters.
The independent New York City mayoral candidate had been criticized by Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani for not campaigning at mosques.
Cuomo blames heckling on Mamdani's campaign
Cuomo campaigned at a mosque for the first time last week. He made another stop at a mosque in Jamaica on Friday, but he wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms.
As he spoke, multiple people in the room began yelling, "Shame on you! Shame on you!"
But the former governor persisted despite the chaotic reception, speaking for about six minutes.
"This is a democracy, and we can have a difference of political opinion," he said as hecklers continued shouting.
Cuomo tried to differentiate between himself and Mamdani.
"I've always been a Democrat. Mr. Mamdani is a socialist. He is a socialist, and there's a big difference between being a Democrat and being a socialist," Cuomo said.
"You're not the Democrat nominee," one person shouted.
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Just more hairy chested, bearded geezers and their husbands doing Gyeorgi Soro’s dirty work.
“I’ve always been a Democrat. Mr. Mamdani is a socialist. He is a socialist, and there’s a big difference between being a Democrat and being a socialist.”
Uh, no Andrew. You and your entire party are socialists. The only difference between Mamdani and you is he’s open about it and you’re not!!!
Somebody needs to detail that big difference. I'm not seeing it.
Is Cuomo really that dumb? He’s running against a Muslim, and he campaigns at a mosque. What did he expect besides being heckled?
And if his visit gained him even one Muslim vote I’d be surprised.
Yeah, I guess that was just a box that needed to be checked off.
✅ Pander to the Muslims.
Other Democrats will lie about it but it'll happen tomorrow.
Muslims - Just another Democrat voting block.
Did the mosque lose their tax-exempt status over this blatant politicking?
If a GOP candidate had done so in a Catholic church the Dems would be screaming for it.
Give it up, Andrew. It’s over.
Didn’t click on the SeeBS link. Did he go on to explain the difference?
I thought the headline said “campaign event at Queens morgue.” But it was something worse.
mosque
morgue
Just spitballin'.
The difference is that people in a morgue are dead on the outside.
This loser needs to go away. He's a political grifter. He's never had any accomplishment other than being elected.
The only way to celebrate at Queen’s mosque is to burn it down.
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