{"id":2462007,"date":"2025-07-15T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-obama-staffer-knocks-cuomo-as-visibly-annoyed-man-in-campaign-video-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:03:50","slug":"former-obama-staffer-knocks-cuomo-as-visibly-annoyed-man-in-campaign-video-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-obama-staffer-knocks-cuomo-as-visibly-annoyed-man-in-campaign-video-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Obama staffer knocks Cuomo as \u2018visibly annoyed man\u2019 in campaign video &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fformer-obama-staffer-knocks-cuomo-as-visibly-annoyed-man-in-campaign-video-washington-examiner%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=2462007&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>A senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, Dan Pfeiffer, harshly criticized New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s latest campaign video, calling it &#8220;one of the least compelling&#8221; he had ever seen. Pfeiffer described the video as lacking message, charisma, and compelling visuals, portraying Cuomo as a &#8220;visibly annoyed man&#8221; who seemed insincere. cuomo, the former New York governor, is continuing his mayoral run as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani. Cuomo&#8217;s campaign has faced criticism from several voices, including Pfeiffer and his cohosts on &#8220;Pod Save America,&#8221; who condemned Cuomo&#8217;s sense of entitlement and poor campaign messaging. Despite Cuomo&#8217;s video reaching over 14 million views, it received far fewer likes compared to mamdani&#8217;s response video, which gained important support online. Political commentators warn that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee-enters-houston-mayoral-race\/\" title=\"Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Enters Houston Mayoral Race\">crowded mayoral race<\/a> could benefit mamdani due to low voter turnout and a split field of candidates.  <\/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\">Former Obama staffer knocks Cuomo as &lsquo;visibly annoyed man&rsquo; in campaign video<\/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_2170426\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A senior adviser to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3470240\/barack-obama-tells-democrats-toughen-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barack Obama<\/a> criticized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3471189\/nyc-subway-flooded-record-breaking-rainfall-northeast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York City<\/a> mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo&rsquo;s latest campaign video, calling it &ldquo;one of the least compelling&rdquo; he&rsquo;d ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo, the former Democratic New York governor, announced Monday he will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3470575\/andrew-cuomo-mayor-race-new-york-staying-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">continue running his mayoral campaign<\/a> as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3468427\/why-zohran-mamdani-matters-outside-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>. By staying in the race, Cuomo will be among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-responds-to-dncs-plans-to-skip-primary-debates-the-system-is-indeed-rigged\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. Responds to DNC\u2019s Plans to Skip Primary Debates: \u2018The System Is Indeed Rigged\u2019\">multiple candidates vying<\/a> for the mayor&rsquo;s office, including Mamdani, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3467070\/adams-fourth-place-behind-sliwa-election-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eric Adams<\/a>, Republican nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3456965\/curtis-sliwa-urged-drop-out-nyc-race-unite-adams-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Curtis Sliwa<\/a>, and independent candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3469097\/mamdani-socialist-nyc-mayor-candidate-all-sides-rising-to-take-him-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jim Walden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3471606\/who-is-omar-fateh-minneapolis-mayoral-candidate-mamdani\/\">Who is Omar Fateh? Minneapolis mayoral candidate draws Mamdani comparisons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3471422\/mike-rogers-raises-million-bid-michigan-senate-seat\/\">GOP&#8217;s Mike Rogers raises $1.5 million in bid to flip Michigan Senate seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3471531\/wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-rebecca-bradley-election-filing-deadline\/\">Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice up for reelection raised no money in latest reporting period<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Many X users were not keen on Cuomo&rsquo;s announcement in his video, one of whom was former Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is one of the least compelling campaign videos that I have ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>No message<br \/>No charisma<br \/>No compelling visuals<\/p>\n<p>Just a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >visibly annoyed man wearing<\/a> an ill-fitting shirt saying things he clearly doesn&#8217;t believe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p6Hxsaczgu\">https:\/\/t.co\/p6Hxsaczgu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danpfeiffer\/status\/1944852963174047749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This is one of the least compelling campaign videos that I have ever seen. No message. No charisma. No compelling visuals. Just a visibly annoyed man wearing an ill-fitting shirt saying things he clearly doesn&rsquo;t believe,&rdquo; Pfeiffer said on X.<\/p>\n<p>Pfeiffer, who currently co-hosts <em>Pod Save America<\/em>, criticized Cuomo&rsquo;s campaign in an episode last month, saying it&rsquo;s &ldquo;insane&rdquo; how someone would want to support the former governor and his record of &ldquo;corruption&rdquo; over Mamdani. Pfeiffer said it was &ldquo;fine&rdquo; to support other non-Mamdani candidates such as Brad Lander, but not Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8AkzyEjw4w?si=ITfpXsu20MzpWJ39&amp;start=4131\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Pfeiffer&rsquo;s cohosts were also critical of Cuomo&rsquo;s campaign. Jon Favreau spoke unfavorably about Cuomo&rsquo;s lack of campaigning, saying the former governor felt &ldquo;so &ldquo;f***ing entitled&rdquo; to the role of mayor. Cohost Tommy Vietor agreed, calling it &ldquo;the definition of entitlement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3469958\/over-350-arrests-after-ice-raids-california-marijuana-farms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>OVER 350 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED AFTER ICE RAIDS ON CALIFORNIA MARIJUANA FARMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ten minutes after Cuomo posted his video to X, Mamdani replied with a link to donate to his own campaign. Cuomo&rsquo;s video reached over 14 million views but received only 4,900 likes, whereas Mamdani&rsquo;s response got 2.2 million views and 155,000 likes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ooNzX0rccz\">https:\/\/t.co\/ooNzX0rccz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZohranKMamdani\/status\/1944832025652871492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> Byron York and Joe Concha both warned how a crowded ticket in the general election <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3470134\/nyc-race-could-show-small-socialist-movement-byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">would allow Mamdani to win<\/a>, with Concha saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3467002\/mamdani-is-counting-on-uninformed-voters-to-secure-victory-in-nyc-joe-concha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">low voter turnout<\/a> would further aid the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2170426\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2170426\"}});<\/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>Ex-Obama aide slams Cuomo as &#8216;visibly annoyed man&#8217; in video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2462008,"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\/2025\/07\/Andrew-Cuomo-Ex-Obama-staffer.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4087,3714,5315,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2462007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign","tag-cuomo","tag-obama","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andrew-Cuomo-Ex-Obama-staffer.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462007","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2462007"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2462011,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462007\/revisions\/2462011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2462008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}