Pakistan, Nov. 4 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York City, warning he would withhold federal funds if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday's election.

Trump's surprise endorsement of Cuomo - a Democrat running as an independent - marks a rare cross-party move that has injected new drama into a tightly contested race. He dismissed the Republican contender Curtis Sliwa, urging voters instead to "vote Cuomo" to stop Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist who leads in the polls.

Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "You must vote for him and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capab...