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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo argued that rival New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani would be a "gift" to President Donald Trump during an interview on "The View" Monday.

Co-host Joy Behar pressed Cuomo, who is running for mayor as an independent, to respond to Mamdani's accusation that the former governor was coordinating with Trump . Mamdani appeared on the ABC News talk show last week.

"I am the last person President Trump wants as mayor of New York City," Cuomo said, denying an August New York Times report that he spoke to Trump by phone.

"Because he dealt with me as governor — New Yorkers watched the movie every day. During COVID, I was the governor, he was the president. We fought on a daily basis. H

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