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"He Killed Him On Live TV:" The NYC Mayor Debate Just Delivered A Jaw-Dropping Line

"This man is a generational communicator. I would not want to face off against him on any debate stage."

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NYC mayor candidates Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, and Zohran Mamdani held a debate on Thursday.

Three individuals in business suits stand at podiums on a stage set for a debate. The backdrop features a star pattern

Politico says Mamdani "dominated," and polls are showing he has a significant lead in the race.

One particular moment from the debate is all over the timeline, and no, it's not this (pretty absurd) marijuana moment:

Did you ever buy anything from a cannabis shop?

MAMDANI: *giggles* I have

CUOMO: No.

SLIWA: I WAS SHOT FIVE TIMES https://t.co/2wVEJt1uQ6

— Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) October 17, 2025
NBC/ArmandDoma/Twitter: @ArmandDoma

It's this one when Mamdani went IN on Cuomo:

What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.

And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience. pic.twitter.com/Toe2sTE8NR

— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) October 16, 2025
NBC/ZohranKMamdani/Twitter: @ZohranKMamdani
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"If we have a health pandemic, then why would New Yorkers turn back to the governor who sent seniors to their death in nursing homes?" he asks. "That's the kind of experience that's on offer today. What I don't have in experience I make up for in integrity, and what you don't have in integrity you could never make up for in experience."

Person in a suit gesturing while speaking at a podium against a backdrop with star patterns

People are, like, ": 0" about this moment.

Tweet by Maxwell Alejandro Frost highlights a comment comparing Andrew Cuomo's experience with integrity, implying experience can't replace integrity

"He killed him on live tv," one person said.

Televised debate screenshot with Andrew Cuomo looking down and another person speaking, tweet text reading, "He killed him on live TV."

Another person pointed out: "This man is a generational communicator. I would not want to face off against him on any debate stage."

An image showing a tweet exchange debating leadership abilities related to Andrew Cuomo, with accompanying news broadcast screenshot featuring two speakers

And the most viral response of all is this one: "Hearing zohran speak after years of presidents with full blown dementia who can’t complete a full sentence feels like i am being electrocuted."

Screenshot of a Twitter thread featuring a news broadcast. The discussion mentions Zohra Mamdani criticizing Andrew Cuomo's leadership abilities

Anyway, what do you think of these two? Are you still a Cuomosexual*?

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