A New York Congressman openly endorsed former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to run for mayor in another snub to incumbent Mayor Eric Adams.
“The two most important things we need are competence and courage,” Rep. Ritchie Torres, who represents the Bronx, told the New York Post.
“Andrew Cuomo has the competence to govern the city. He has the courage to stand up to extremist politics – both from the far left and far right,” Torres said, adding: “We don’t need a Mr. Nice Guy. We need a Mr. Tough Guy.”
Cuomo has not formally declared his candidacy for mayor but is rumored to announce soon.
“He has my endorsement as soon as he enters the race,” Torres told the Post.
The former governor resigned in 2021 amid scandals connected to COVID-19 nursing home deaths and sexual harassment claims.
“I predict the comeback story of the 2025 election will be the resurrection of Andrew Cuomo,” Torres told the Post. “America loves a comeback, New York loves a comeback.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Torres’ office for comment Monday and was referred to the congressman’s appearance on CNBC.
“Andrew Cuomo is a common sense Democrat,” Torres told CNBC Monday. “For me the two most important virtues in politics are competence and courage. And Andrew Cuomo has the competence to run New York City in a moment of crisis, and he has the courage to stand up to the extremes of American politics whether it’s the far right or the far left. There’s a mayoral candidate who openly identifies with the Democratic Socialists of America, which celebrated the mass murder of Jews on Oct. 7, and so when it comes to confronting political extremism in New York, when it comes to confronting the crisis of crime, we need not a nice guy, but a tough guy like Andrew Cuomo.”
Adams already faces multiple challengers in June’s Democrat primary, however, Cuomo is polling as the front-runner. (RELATED: Andrew Cuomo Comes Out Ahead In Potential Mayor’s Race Poll)
A federal judge on Friday canceled a corruption trial for Adams and appointed counsel to advise the court about President Donald Trump’s Justice Department’s controversial request to drop charges against the mayor filed under the Biden administration.
Adams has strongly denied allegations of a quid pro quo agreement with the Trump administration, as the Democrat mayor cooperates with federal law enforcement on the president’s criminal illegal immigration crackdown.
Judge Dale E. Ho’s written order Friday means he will not decide before mid-March whether to grant the dismissal of the case against the embattled mayor.
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How about a tough guy that isn’t a sexual predator?
CUMMO IS NO BARGIN WHAT NEW YORK NEEDS IS A FIGHTING REPUBLICAN THAT WILL DO ALL HE CAN TO REVIVE NEW YORK’ THE DUMBARATS TURNED NYC INT5O A 3RD WORLD CESS POOL. SO YOU PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO STAY IN NY FOR NOW START GATHERING SOME REPUBLICANS FOR MAYOR AND GOVERNOR IF YOU WANT TO SEE PROGRESS AGAIN.
How nice, another democrat comedy special moment provided by these “congressmen.”
How can anyone with even half a brain cell endorse the person who sent Covid infected patients back into nursing homes to infect and kill hundreds, perhaps thousands of other patients. He had other places to send them but insisted they be sent back to infect and kill others. His sexual transgressions count for next to nothing compared to the numbers of people he destroyed.