{"id":2407498,"date":"2025-02-27T13:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-eager-for-cuomo-to-discuss-nyc-mayoral-ambitions\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T13:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:21:23","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-eager-for-cuomo-to-discuss-nyc-mayoral-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-eager-for-cuomo-to-discuss-nyc-mayoral-ambitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries eager for Cuomo to discuss NYC mayoral ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhakeem-jeffries-eager-for-cuomo-to-discuss-nyc-mayoral-ambitions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hakeem Jeffries, the \u200dHouse Minority Leader, has urged former New \u200dYork Governor Andrew Cuomo to discuss his intentions regarding a potential mayoral \u2062run\u2064 in New York City ahead of\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-battle-for-control-of-missouris-redistricting-map\/\" title=\"Republicans Battle for Control of Missouri\u2019s Re...ing Map\">upcoming primary election<\/a>. Although Cuomo is expected to challenge the current Mayor, Eric Adams,\u2064 he has yet to \u2064officially announce his candidacy.Jeffries stated that he looks forward to having a\u2064 conversation with Cuomo soon, notably as Adams faces vulnerabilities due to\u2064 ongoing corruption and fraud charges as well as criticism over his handling\u2063 of various \u200dissues during his term.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Cuomo&#8217;s potential advantage\u2064 in the \u2062race,he carries significant political baggage from his past,including accusations of sexual \u2063harassment and \u2062his controversial \u200bmanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic,particularly \u2063regarding\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-cuomos-top-aide-says-new-york-hid-nursing-home-death-toll-we-froze-out-of-fear-of-fed-spotlight\/\" title=\"Report: ...\u2019s Top Aide Says New York Hid \u2018Nursing-Home Death Toll\u2019: \u2018We Froze\u2019 Out Of Fear Of Fed Spotlight\">nursing home policies<\/a>. This history raises\u200b questions about his viability as\u200d a \u200bcandidate. With Adams currently\u2064 struggling with \u200dhis \u200capproval ratings, Cuomo&#8217;s timely entry\u200c into the race could enhance his chances to effectively challenge the incumbent. Jeffries emphasized that there is considerable interest \u200bin Cuomo&#8217;s potential\u2064 candidacy among constituents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hakeem Jeffries eager for Cuomo to discuss NYC mayoral ambitions &lsquo;sooner rather than later&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1901181\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former New York governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andrew-cuomo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a> is under pressure from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House<\/a>&rsquo;s top Democrat to confer about his political career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Although Cuomo is widely expected to challenge New York City Mayor Eric Adam to become the Big Apple&rsquo;s next leader, he has yet to declare his intentions less than four months from the primary election.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) prodded his New York colleague to discuss the mayoral race&nbsp;with him &ldquo;sooner rather than later.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t had a conversation with Gov. Cuomo at this point. I do look forward to speaking with him sooner rather than later, if, in fact, he&rsquo;s going to jump into the mayor&rsquo;s race,&rdquo; Jeffries said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With a September 2024 federal indictment on corruption and fraud charges still fresh on voters&rsquo; minds, Adams is a vulnerable candidate this election cycle. <\/p>\n<p>Accusations of a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3327144\/eric-adams-sues-trump-administration-over-reimbursement-for-housing-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> quid pro quo with the Trump administration<\/a> have also cost the incumbent mayor support from several of his colleagues, such as former state Comptroller Carl McCall, Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3327882\/ritchie-torres-endorses-andrew-cuomo-over-eric-adams-nyc-mayor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ritchie Torres<\/a> (D-NY), and the Staten Island Democratic Party lineup behind Cuomo. The New York City District Council of Carpenters, a union that endorsed Adams four years ago, is also set to back Cuomo, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/24\/nyc-mayor-race-andrew-cuomo-carpenters-union-endorsement-00205881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>, while public polls give the ex-governor a commanding lead over the incumbent mayor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears before a House Oversight subcommittee on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, to respond to allegations that his office underreported the number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes during the pandemic. (Graeme Jennings \/ Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Cuomo has his own political baggage that could beleaguer him on the campaign trail. In 2021, the Democrat resigned as New York governor after he was accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">sexually harassing multiple women<\/a>. Last year, the Department of Justice concluded he had sexually harassed thirteen state employees. Both Torres and Jeffries called on Cuomo to resign amid the scandal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former governor also faced widespread backlash over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, including his order to send elderly people with the virus into nursing homes, and a subsequent state audit that found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/365781\/new-york-failed-to-account-for-4100-covid-19-nursing-home-deaths-audit-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">his administration presented nursing home data <\/a>that concealed the deaths of 4,100 senior citizens. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3247199\/cuomo-medical-malpractice-covid-19-nursing-home-deaths-house-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">congressional report released last year<\/a> likewise concluded Cuomo &ldquo;knowingly and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-engaged-in-medical-malpractice-during-covid-19-house-report-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... engaged in \u2018medical malpractice\u2019 during COVID-19: House report - Washington Examiner\">willfully made false statements&#038;rdquo<\/a>; related to the nursing home deaths&nbsp;&ldquo;on numerous occasions.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And his former aide, Linda Sun, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3142578\/former-aide-arrest-complicate-andrew-cuomo-political-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">was arrested by federal authorities<\/a> last September over allegations that she acted as an undisclosed foreign agent for China&rsquo;s government.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3252920\/republicans-turn-next-year-governor-battle-party-2024-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>REPUBLICANS TURN TO 2025 GOVERNOR BATTLES AS PARTY LOOKS TO RIDE 2024 SUCCESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Making his entrance into the race sooner rather than later would give Cuomo more time to make his case to voters, which would likely help him make a more effective challenge to Adams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he&rsquo;d be a candidate that a lot of people, as I&rsquo;ve heard from the district that I represent, would be very interested in checking out,&rdquo; Jeffries said Tuesday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1901181\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1901181\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakeem Jeffries urges Cuomo to reveal NYC mayoral plans soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2407501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Andrew-Cuomo_COVID_Hearing_hh1776-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3714,32854,51241,5894],"class_list":["post-2407498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cuomo","tag-hakeem-jeffries","tag-nyc-mayoral-ambitions","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Andrew-Cuomo_COVID_Hearing_hh1776-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407498"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407503,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407498\/revisions\/2407503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}