Cuomo rips Mamdani for maintaining Ugandan citizenship, citing country's anti-gay policies

[RandySF]

Independent mayoral hopeful Andrew Cuomo said Monday it’s “hypocrisy” for his opponent, Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani, to maintain dual U.S.-Ugandan citizenship, citing the African nation’s anti-LGBTQ laws.

“Why would you keep a citizenship in Uganda, which is a country that outlaws the LGBTQ community — why? Why be a citizen of that country?” Cuomo told reporters in Manhattan.

“I believe in the LGBTQ community, and it would be a total act of hypocrisy to be a citizen of a country that abuses LGBTQ people,” he continued. “It’s pure hypocrisy.”

Cuomo brought up the issue of Mamdani’s dual citizenship at a press conference held to highlight a New York Post report about how Mamdani, during a recent trip to his native Uganda, took a photo with Rebecca Kadaga, a local politician who in 2012 pushed to adopt a bill that made homosexuality punishable by life imprisonment.



https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/06/cuomo-rips-mamdani-for-maintaining-ugandan-citizenship-citing-countrys-anti-gay-policies/

[Klarkashton]

1. Cuomo is a nepo baby that all.

[LyfeTimeDem]

4. So was FDR

We arent supposed to talk bad about Democrats here, remember?

[Klarkashton]

9. Report me.

Slamming FDR on the basis of that clown is pretty interesting.
FDR is my guy.

[LyfeTimeDem]

10. I wasn't, it's just a Fact...

FDR was born rich too...so was Kennedy and LBJ...

FDR was a devoted Democrat and Staunch Capitalist too.

And why I don't automatically dismiss someone, simply because they were born into Wealth.

[Klarkashton]

12. He came along after his dad was a big time dem

.I have no idea about money at all.

The name was already very important in NY politics.

We should all have that sort of advantage.

[LyfeTimeDem]

15. He called him Nepo...

Yeah he was born wealthy ...

But because of FDR I don't automatically dismiss because of it. Because like him Im a Regulated Capitalist...I am fine that Rich people exist...as long as there are the Guardrails FDR envisioned in place that ensures the Labor they rely on also get to live a high Quality of Life....FDR understood he was born lucky not superior.

Which stopped being the case when Reagan removed those guardrails...

[LyfeTimeDem]

13. FDR is also my guy....

But he was also Rich...a devoted Democrat and Staunch Capitalist

[Klarkashton]

14. He pushed through the new deal..

.God knows if I would even be alive today if that hadn't happen.

FDR is my guy.

[LyfeTimeDem]

21. who slammed FDR?

[Bettie]

27. No one

no one at all.

Cuomo is not FDR, not by a long shot.

[LyfeTimeDem]

28. no one is...

But FDR was not a Democratic Socialist...more of a Liberal Social Democrat.

A devoted Democrat and staunch Capitalist was he!

[Torchlight]

19. Sounds serious

Good luck

[LyfeTimeDem]

20. on Democratic website?

[SocialDemocrat61]

24. FDR's father never ran for office

His cousin Teddy did so maybe it would be more accurate to say he was a nepo cousin. Lol

[LyfeTimeDem]

25. It was a famous name at the time

Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt were fifth cousins. Their family lines split from a shared root back in the 1600s. The blood was old, a stronger, fresher tie bound them--Franklin married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt--She was Theodore’s niece, the daughter of his own dead brother, Elliott. This made the sitting President a direct part of Franklin's new life.

They certainly met, the most telling moment was the wedding in 1905. President Roosevelt had to give the bride away, he was the center of the day, not the groom. He clapped Franklin on the shoulder and boomed.

Well, Franklin there’s nothing like keeping the name in the family. The young Democrat would follow the path the old Republican bull moose had carved.

[SocialDemocrat61]

29. Yes, I know

The point is that unlike Cuomo, his father never ran for office.

[LyfeTimeDem]

30. it wasn't the point actually

It was shitting on a Democrat that was ridiculously dismissing the man as JUST that. Like when the MAGA try to reduce Harris as just a former girlfriend of Mayor Willie Brown, while dismissing her record post that.

Some may not be aware he was assistant to and Secretary of Hounsing and Urban Development all 8 yrs under Bill Clinton..

Cuomo won the 2010 Democratic primary for governor of New York and won the general election with over 60 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2018. During his governorship, Cuomo signed legislation to legalize same-sex marriage and the recreational use of cannabis. His administration oversaw the construction of the Second Avenue Subway, the Moynihan Train Hall, and the reconstruction of the Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia Airport.[1][2] He also decommissioned the Indian Point nuclear plant, which led to an uptick in greenhouse gas emissions.[3] In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the 2012 Webster shooting, Cuomo signed the NY SAFE Act of 2013, the strictest gun control law in the United States. He also delivered Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act; a 2011 tax law that raised taxes for the wealthy and lowered taxes for the middle class; a 12-week paid family leave law; and a gradual increase of the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour.

None of which should be *dismissed* as "just a nepo baby" on Democratic Underground of all places

[SocialDemocrat61]

32. Mamdani is the Democratic Party nominee

Cuomo is running against the Democratic Party nominee. He was a sexual predator who had to resign in disgrace. He traded his father's name and reputation his entire life. He's a nepo baby and not a democrat anymore. He should be shit on. He a reprehensible human being.

[LyfeTimeDem]

26. No it is not "all" Cuomo has his own resume

He is not trading on his father's name now.......he is a Democrat and by the rules, not to be denigrated as "just a Nepo Baby" on Democratic Underground...that is all.

I guess if you also want to say RFK sr was one too....trading on the family name and his brothers record. I wouldn't reduce him to that, but apparently you would.

If Beau Biden had lived and run for Office would you have said "Nepo Baby" too??


If Chelsea Clinton runs for Office will SHE just be relegated to "Nepo Baby"?

Was Cecile Richards just a "Nepo Baby"??

[Klarkashton]

33. Yes he has a resume alright.

[LyfeTimeDem]

35. he does...and not one to

be dismissed so cavalierly...he has legitimate personal achievements, Democrats should show him some respect for. Not dismissed out of hand simply because you prefer a different candidate ...

Born in Queens, New York City, Cuomo is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School. He began his career working as the campaign manager for his father in the 1982 New York gubernatorial election. Later, Cuomo entered the private practice of law and chaired the New York City Homeless Commission from 1990 to 1993. Cuomo then served in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as assistant secretary from 1993 to 1997 and as secretary from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Cuomo was elected New York attorney general in 2006 after a failed bid to win the Democratic primary in the 2002 New York gubernatorial election.

Cuomo won the 2010 Democratic primary for governor of New York and won the general election with over 60 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2018. During his governorship, Cuomo signed legislation to legalize same-sex marriage and the recreational use of cannabis. His administration oversaw the construction of the Second Avenue Subway, the Moynihan Train Hall, and the reconstruction of the Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia Airport.[1][2] He also decommissioned the Indian Point nuclear plant, which led to an uptick in greenhouse gas emissions.[3] In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the 2012 Webster shooting, Cuomo signed the NY SAFE Act of 2013, the strictest gun control law in the United States. He also delivered Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act; a 2011 tax law that raised taxes for the wealthy and lowered taxes for the middle class; a 12-week paid family leave law; and a gradual increase of the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour.

[IbogaProject]

90. He isn't running on the Democratic Party line

So he isn't a member in good standing, he is bad mouthing the Democratic Party Nominee rather than running against the GOP candidate.

[Emile]

91. Cuomo is not a Democrat, he is an independent candidate.

[SSJVegeta]

2. Mamdani should probably renounce his Uganda citizenship.

[Deuxcents]

3. Why?

[LyfeTimeDem]

5. he should also register as a Democrat

[SSJVegeta]

7. Umm... you have to be a registered Democrat in order to win a Democratic primary

[LyfeTimeDem]

11. So can Liz Cheney stay a Republican and run on the Democratic Ticket?

Political positions. Mamdani identifies as a "democratic socialist" He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

He is not a Registered Democrat and neither is Bernie Sanders

[SSJVegeta]

16. He is because he won the nomination. Believe it or not Bernie would also have had to have registered Democretic IF he

Won the nomination as well. And so would Liz Cheney. Mamdani is an incredible candidate. He is a wonderful Democrat and our nominee for Mayor. Dont bash him.

[LyfeTimeDem]

22. I dont think I have ever

seen that requirement made... I would love to see it

[LyfeTimeDem]

23. he didnt get bashed...Cuomo

was being bashed and I pointed out some hypocrisy.

[LyfeTimeDem]

43. what does he identify as?

[SSJVegeta]

45. Democrat

Hence his running as one. He also identifies as a Democratic socialist. Unlike the legendary Mayor LaGuardia who was the Republican Mayor but also identified as a Democratic Socialist.

[LyfeTimeDem]

52. also or Primarily???

[SSJVegeta]

55. Also. Notice how he is the Democratic nominee?

You are allowed to have more than one identity. I'm sure you dont primarily consider yourself a Democrat above say, your religious orientation -being a liberal, or being human. Do you?

[LyfeTimeDem]

56. also or primarily

Have you looked it up?

[SSJVegeta]

57. He is the Democratic nominee and accepted the Democratic nomination.

You cannot do that without identifying as a Democrat.

Nobody primarily identifies as a Democrat. Not even you.

[LyfeTimeDem]

58. can you?

That seems odd in a State with closed primaries though.

[LyfeTimeDem]

60. can't you?

When I ask Google if he is a registered Democrat it returns this from his own Wikipedia page:

Political positions. Mamdani identifies as a democratic socialist. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

[LyfeTimeDem]

63. Yes I absolutely do..

If someone asks me about politics I identify myself as a Registered Democrat? Don't you??

[SSJVegeta]

72. You dont identify as human first and foremost?

Because that is how I primarily identify politically and otherwise. Not by any party. But as flesh and blood until I die.

[LyfeTimeDem]

76. I am not ever asked that

Are you? I am on a website called Democratic Underground. But even when I am on a generic Social Media platform. I still identify as a Democrat....have for all my life. I vote for Democrats, I support the Party platform and I am supportive of my fellow Democrats ....its why I registered as one....decades ago

[LyfeTimeDem]

79. OHHHHHH

Well that is interesting information to know about you....Thank you..

(I note you have FDR as an avatar though who was quite a devoted Democrat and staunch Capitalist)

Have a nice day

[SSJVegeta]

87. FDR's policies aligned so strongly with Democratic socialism that many secondary teachers use The New Deal

Last edited Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:15 PM - Edit history (1)

To illustrate Democratic Socialist policies. Notably such that one of his staunchest supporters was NYC Republican Mayor -and Democratic Socialist, Fiorello LaGuardia who campaigned for FDR and incorporated FDR's policies into his work as mayor and vice versa. He was likely FDR's closest political ally.

Also I do not have FDR as my avatar -I think you confused me with the other person who is communicating with you

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiorello_La_Guardia

[LyfeTimeDem]

74. yes I DO primarily identify as a Democrat

as a matter of fact. Also why I read Democratic Social media and never the DSA unless I need the information for a specific discussion of what their take is on a subject......because I am not a Democratic Socialist

[LyfeTimeDem]

75. Do people often approach you and

ask if you are a human? Because you seem to suggest that I must have that happen to me...can't recall an instance

[LyfeTimeDem]

48. Do you? hmmmm

Does he call himself one yet?

[Emile]

37. Who do you support for Mayor of NY?

[LyfeTimeDem]

38. I don't live in New York

[Emile]

40. You seem to show a lot of interest in this election.

Surely you have an opinion who you think should win.

[LyfeTimeDem]

46. I have an interest in my Party

But I don't get to vote in New York.

[Emile]

47. . . .

The party nominated Mamdani!

[Emile]

93. Mamdani is going to be a great NY City Mayor!

[LyfeTimeDem]

44. Do you?

What does he identify as?

[Emile]

54. Zohran Mamdani is a registered Democrat

[LyfeTimeDem]

59. is he? Can you point me to

evidence of this claim?

When I asked Google it returns this from his own Wikipedia page.

Political positions. Mamdani identifies as a democratic socialist. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

He should probably get his team right on that to fix it....and put "Registered Democrat" there instead then, don't you agree?

[Emile]

61. The NY mayoral democratic primary!

[LyfeTimeDem]

62. well not according to his own

Wikipedia page on his political positions...

Google "Is Mamdani a Registered Democrat"

[Emile]

64. I googled it and

Yes, Zohran Mamdani is a registered Democrat and is the party's nominee for New York City mayor in the 2025 general election. While he is a member of the Democratic Party, he identifies politically as a democratic socialist.

[LyfeTimeDem]

70. note that last line by the way.....

I identify as a Liberal Social Democrat...

[Emile]

73. So what!

[LyfeTimeDem]

78. seems to be important information

to know ...

What does it mean? Do you know?

[Emile]

80. It means he is a Democrat

[LyfeTimeDem]

82. is that what HE says

Because his own Wikipedia page seems to say something else with regards to his politics ...where as F.D.R 's would simply say "Democrat"

If that is in error his team should get right on that don't you think?

[LyfeTimeDem]

85. it does?

Why doesn't it say THAT then?

Do you know the DSA's positions? I recently posted about what they say they are

[LyfeTimeDem]

86. is that what he says it means?

[Emile]

88. Do you think there are people on DU trying to depress turnout for this election?

[LyfeTimeDem]

65. and is he registered as one

Does he identify as a Democrat?

Try googling it.....

[Emile]

66. Why are you doing this?

[LyfeTimeDem]

68. why am I doing what?

Answering replies to me?

[Emile]

69. Your questions have been answered many times.

[LyfeTimeDem]

71. and I am replying to the

questions asked of me this morning. Is that a problem somehow?

[Quiet Em]

92. Here is a link to a 2025 sample ballot for this years election in NYC

https://nyc-static.electionhub.com/sampleballots/386778/10/2025G1V1_ELE_NON_Style_7.pdf

The Democratic candidate for NYC mayor is Zohran Mamdani, not Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo is not on the Democratic line.

[LyfeTimeDem]

77. does he identify as one?

Do you?

[Emile]

81. Yes and yes. Do you think

there are people on DU trying to depress turnout for this election?

[LyfeTimeDem]

83. Do I?

[Emile]

84. That's the question.

[Emile]

36. Mamdani is the Democratic Party nominee!

[LyfeTimeDem]

39. and that changes what that I said?

[Emile]

41. Yes it does!

[LyfeTimeDem]

49. How so?

[Emile]

50. The democratic party nominated Mamdani!

[LyfeTimeDem]

51. How does he identify as

[Emile]

53. Zohran Mamdani is a registered Democrat

[SSJVegeta]

6. It's a potential conflict of interest

If you are a mayor of an American city but vote and hold citizenship and can potentially take benefits from an entirely different country, there becomes a credible question as to the priorities you have while in your position.

Doesn't just go for elected office btw. It is a standard practice to treat all dual citizenship as a potential conflict of interest for most civilian and military government roles.

[Deuxcents]

8. Ok..makes sense. I was just asking, btw, because I've never thought about it..maybe because I'm not in NY

[SSJVegeta]

17. No worries! Its an important question. I love Mamdani and he is a wonderful candidate. But Cuomo is seizing on an

...important vulnerability and one Mamdani can and should address. It is kinda dangerous though. If Trump makes good on stripping him of his US citizenship and Mamdani has no other citizenship, what can he do?

[Cloudhopper]

18. You could also argue he should renounce his U.S. citizenship for

the same reasons, as far as I can see.

(I do understand the dual citizenship while running for a political office and the conflict.)

[no_hypocrisy]

31. Listen Andy, I live in a country that's rapidly going fascist and is ruled by an autocrat.

I'm not giving up my citizenship because I chose to live in an American dictatorship for now. My choice doesn't mean that I support the policies that are destroying our country. I'm a proud American.

You don't know squat about Mamdani.

[RandySF]

34. Uganda is no pluralistic paradise.

[IbogaProject]

89. Cuomo is just subletting his daughter's apartment

He isn't a real resident of NYC and he isn't the Democratic Nominee.