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Andrew Cuomo: “If [Donald Trump] wins, he gets two years unchecked.”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Published June 1, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:58

Yes, sir. Your point about Donald Trump, unchecked, 100%. Everything is on the midterms. If he loses the midterms, he loses the House. He gets impeached, two years are shot. If [Donald Trump] wins, he gets two years unchecked. He the best argument for the Democrats because as we both said, they have no affirmative agenda. They're running on, they're running on negative Trump. The best negative is Donald Trump is unchecked. (01:58–38:04)

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Asserts that if Donald Trump wins the midterms, he will have two years of unchecked power.

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“There are not going to be free buses. There's not going to be free rent. There's not going to be free food.”
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