Wnba Champ Natasha Cloud Mocks Andrew Cuomo As He Vows To Stay In Nyc Mayoral Race

WNBA champion Natasha Cloud mocked erstwhile New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arsenic he released a video announcing his independent run for New York City mayor.

Cloud, who plays for nan New York Liberty, wrote connected societal media that Cuomo was conscionable "copying" Zohran Mamdani, who received nan Democratic motion successful nan hotly contested mayoral race.

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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayoral candidate, speaks during a Democratic mayoral superior statement successful New York connected Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Not your PR squad copying Mamdani’s," Cloud wrote successful guidance to Cuomo’s video.

Cloud has been an outspoken protagonist of nan socialist mayoral candidate. She said successful an question and reply pinch Clutch Points that Mamdani's triumph successful nan superior restored her "hope successful humanity." 

"He gets nan worst PR because he's a Muslim, he's a socialist, and he's a democrat. But he believes that it is nan government's correct to return attraction and make judge that each its constituents unrecorded a honorable life, sloppy of who you are, what your belief affiliation aliases inheritance is. I deliberation that's beautiful," Cloud said precocious past month.

"I deliberation overall, it's nan correct choice. But why it's truthful empowering for maine is it restored my dream successful humanity a small bit. Even wrong nan confines of what's happening correct now successful our authorities and successful our country, nan group will speak up. The group will show up. And there's a batch of humanity near successful this world for america to attraction astir 1 another."

As for Cuomo, he said he was "in it to triumph it."

New York Liberty defender Natasha Cloud, #9, warms up earlier a crippled against nan Seattle Storm astatine Barclays Center successful Brooklyn, New York, connected July 6, 2025. (John Jones-Imagn Images)

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"Only 13% of New Yorkers voted successful nan June primary. The wide predetermination is successful November, and I americium successful it to triumph it," he said. Additionally, Cuomo charged that "My opponent, Mr. Mamdani offers slick slogans but nary existent solutions."

Mamdani reacted to nan rumors that Cuomo was going to re-enter nan title connected Monday.

"I invited everyone to this race, and I americium arsenic assured arsenic I person been since 3 weeks agone connected superior night," he said.

"I deliberation he's struggling to travel to position pinch what Tuesday meant," Mamdani added. "We spent an full run being told that it was inevitable for Andrew Cuomo to go nan adjacent mayor, and he believed that himself."

New York Liberty defender Natasha Cloud, #9, reacts aft making an assistance successful nan 4th fourth against nan Atlanta Dream astatine Barclays Center successful Brooklyn, New York, connected July 13, 2025. (Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

Mamdani besides trolled nan erstwhile politician connected Monday, responding to a photograph of Cuomo filming his run video.

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"We sewage him making man connected nan thoroughfare videos pinch a feline successful Carhartt. By adjacent week, he'll beryllium sipping adeni chai and eating khaliat al nahl," Mamdani said successful reference to his ain viral run videos.

Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

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