Insults continued to fly during New York City’s second general election debate between the three leading mayoral candidates–Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (running as an independent), and Republican Curtis Sliwa– on Wednesday night.

But in a complete flip flop, on the morning after the debates Cuomo announced that he would endorse his political rival, Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out of the race Sept. 28. Todd Shapiro, an Adams spokesperson confirmed in a statement that the two would be campaigning together. A social media post on X showed them at a New York Knicks game shortly after the debate ended.

Mamdani released a statement upon learning of the endorsement blasting Cuomo and Adams. “Today confirms what we’ve long known: Andrew Cuomo is running for Eric

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