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Andrew Cuomo: “If this fellow wins first, he has no experience whatsoever…”

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Andrew Cuomo Discusses New York City Mayoral Race and Criticizes Eric Adams on The Stephen A. Smith Show

Published July 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 21:54

Is this something that you want to do because you regret the fact that, you know what, you wasn't your full self, full throttle during the Democratic primaries? No. Is it a necessity or desire? No. It is a necessity because if. If this fellow wins first, he has no experience whatsoever in managing anything. He never had a real job. And now he's going to be mayor of New York, running 300,000 people, right? No real life experience. He's in assemblyman. He passed three bills. (21:54–22:02)

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