August 8, 2025 • 7 mins
Larry and Rob analyze if President Trump is hurting or helping Zohran Mamdani get elected Mayor. Which way could this race swing if Trump dismisses Zohran Mamdani?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let's get right to Rob Astorino, former Westchester County executive
and host of The Rob Astorino Show on WOR Saturday
Is from four to five and host of Saturday Agenda
one to three on Newsmax. He's with us every Friday
at this time. I want to play for you that
sound of Cuomo I played a second ago. And you
(00:21):
tell me what if this rings true to you.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
I don't recall the last time I spoke with him.
I left the message after the attempted assassination. I don't
believe I spoke with him. I believe I left a message.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
For him. If you talk to a former president after
an assassination attempt, don't you remember that?
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Yeah, you don't need a polygraph to figure this one out, Larry,
this is this is the easiest one in the world.
Cuomo is a great liar. I mean, he's doing it
his entire career.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Actually, he's an awful liar. That's the worst lie I've
ever heard.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
That's true. That's normally he's a pretty good one. But
this one, Uh, this one is so easy. Come on, please,
are you kidding me? I don't remember. See, here's the
here's the issue with Clommeo. He has flipped on everything.
There's not one genuine thing about this guy. And that's
why he lost the primary because everybody knows that everything
(01:19):
he's saying now is revisionist history. I mean, he literally
is trying to whitewash everything that's happened. Because the problems
that everyone are, that people are complaining about in New
York City, uh some you know about crime and everything else,
it was because of him. Obviously, the laws he passed,
the the high cost of rent or housing, it was
(01:40):
because of him. And so he doesn't have a natural
base right now. I know. I know everyone says, well,
wait a minute, you know he's got a twenty five
percent polls or whatever. By the way, the polls are
all over the place. He doesn't. He has maxed out
and and and yet he won't get out. So this
whole thing about Trump, he is so afraid to be
(02:02):
touched by Donald Trump because he figures in New York
City with that electorate, you know, that could be the
kiss of death. Donald Trump should come out, by the
way and say, I endure Zoran mom doami, He's my
guy that'll drive the left nuts. Talk about reverse psychology,
that would be great.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Well, there are some people that think he's like playing
chess with this. It's really it's a kind of a
sinister move to say that he's working to keep Zora
mam Donni out and he's he's working with Cuomo and
he's working with Eric Adams because he's secretly want Zoran
mom Donni in so the Republicans can use him as
the boogeyman for the next four years.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Oh, trust me, mom Domi would be unbelievable. It would
probably lock up Mike Lawler's race, which is a really
tough you know, reelect. I do believe Mike is gonna
win that, But that'll be a great boogeyman to run
against because it will, I mean, ma'm Dommi getting there
will scare the living daylights out of the suburbs. I mean,
(03:03):
you think about somebody living in Nassau County, or in
Westchester or Rockland or other places where Mam Domi, where
you go to work in New York City every day
and then have to deal with this nut as the
mayor or or Mam Domi's craziness now seeps up into
your neighborhood because you got Mam DOMI wannabe's h you know,
(03:24):
running for your village trustee or school board. So yeah,
Ma'm Dommie is going to be a powerful, powerful tool
for the Republicans to, you know, to have that balance
with the voters.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
So do you think he knew what he was doing?
Speaker 2 (03:38):
Look, I think Trump and Trump is a is a
master at manipulation with this stuff. He is really good,
and he understands the power of what he says and
what he does. And I think, you know, everything Trump
says is for a reaction, and he understands the reaction
that he will get and why he says it. So
(04:01):
I do believe he's inserting himself for the right reasons.
And look, as I have said and others, if you
really look at this race, the way it is now
and the way it is now is the way it's
going to be in November, folks. So stop this whole
someone's getting out routine. Nobody's getting out, which means Mandami wins.
(04:21):
I mean, I just don't see you look at the
chess board and again Apps in something really major and
I don't know what that is, but sometimes it does happen.
I just don't see how he loses, especially now, you know,
the establishment in the Democratic Party is kind of very
slowly circling around Mamdami. You got the you got the
(04:42):
county chairs that are now behind him, You got more
and more politicians behind him, you have the unions that
are behind him. Now nobody's gone back to Cuomo. Whoever
endorsed Cuomo has not done so for the general election.
So slowly, but surely they are behind Mamdami, and you
know that's the way it's going to go for them.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Yeah, I agree with you. I think he's going to
win at this point. And I've been in denial until
this point. But maybe sometimes you need the worst to happen,
for things to change and for things to get good.
And once he gets in and he can't do anything
that he promised to do, and people start getting upset
with him because he broke his promise because Albany won't
(05:23):
give him the money, then I think it might kill
socialism across the country for a while.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
I certainly hope so. But the you know, socialism is
getting a real tryout in a lot of these places
where it shouldn't. I mean Chicago obviously, although can you
believe so Chicago elects Johnson as mayor. He has a
and this is not incorrect. He has a six, not
a number in front of it. He has a six
(05:53):
percent approval rating the mayor of Chicago, who they elected
as an outright socialist. But Minneapolis is going out, Hey,
let's do this too. They just nominated a socialist for mayor,
likely to be the next one obviously in New York City.
So I don't think it's going to happen overnight. I
think it's going to get a full tryout right now
because the Democratic Party is heading in that direction and
(06:15):
it's going to be hard to stop that train. And
there's no adults in the room anymore, the Schoomers of
the world that are willing to stop it because they're
afraid of getting eed up.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Yeah, maybe it's the best thing that could happen. What
do you have coming up tomorrow in the Rob Astorino Show.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah, I do want to talk about the mayor's race
and Cuomo. You know, he was so pro Israel his
whole career, and now all of a sudden he's back
in a way because he's again he's afraid of Mam
Doomi and everything. So we'll talk about the race, and
a whole bunch of other things, which means the whole
bunch of other things means I don't know. I haven't
figured that one out yet.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
It is early. It's pretty here early to talk to
you about it. It's just the day before you got
over twenty four hours. You're gonna be fine. Thanks a lot,
Rob Astorino, host of The Rob Astorino Show on WOR
sat Is from four to five and host of Saturday
Agenda from one to three on Newsmax is with us
every Friday at this time at seven oh five. Thanks
(07:09):
a lot, Rob. It was good talking to you.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Thanks Larry,
Let's get right to Rob Astorino, former Westchester County executive
and host of The Rob Astorino Show on WOR Saturday
Is from four to five and host of Saturday Agenda
one to three on Newsmax. He's with us every Friday
at this time. I want to play for you that
sound of Cuomo I played a second ago. And you
(00:21):
tell me what if this rings true to you.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
I don't recall the last time I spoke with him.
I left the message after the attempted assassination. I don't
believe I spoke with him. I believe I left a message.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
For him. If you talk to a former president after
an assassination attempt, don't you remember that?
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Yeah, you don't need a polygraph to figure this one out, Larry,
this is this is the easiest one in the world.
Cuomo is a great liar. I mean, he's doing it
his entire career.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Actually, he's an awful liar. That's the worst lie I've
ever heard.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
That's true. That's normally he's a pretty good one. But
this one, Uh, this one is so easy. Come on, please,
are you kidding me? I don't remember. See, here's the
here's the issue with Clommeo. He has flipped on everything.
There's not one genuine thing about this guy. And that's
why he lost the primary because everybody knows that everything
(01:19):
he's saying now is revisionist history. I mean, he literally
is trying to whitewash everything that's happened. Because the problems
that everyone are, that people are complaining about in New
York City, uh some you know about crime and everything else,
it was because of him. Obviously, the laws he passed,
the the high cost of rent or housing, it was
(01:40):
because of him. And so he doesn't have a natural
base right now. I know. I know everyone says, well,
wait a minute, you know he's got a twenty five
percent polls or whatever. By the way, the polls are
all over the place. He doesn't. He has maxed out
and and and yet he won't get out. So this
whole thing about Trump, he is so afraid to be
(02:02):
touched by Donald Trump because he figures in New York
City with that electorate, you know, that could be the
kiss of death. Donald Trump should come out, by the
way and say, I endure Zoran mom doami, He's my
guy that'll drive the left nuts. Talk about reverse psychology,
that would be great.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Well, there are some people that think he's like playing
chess with this. It's really it's a kind of a
sinister move to say that he's working to keep Zora
mam Donni out and he's he's working with Cuomo and
he's working with Eric Adams because he's secretly want Zoran
mom Donni in so the Republicans can use him as
the boogeyman for the next four years.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Oh, trust me, mom Domi would be unbelievable. It would
probably lock up Mike Lawler's race, which is a really
tough you know, reelect. I do believe Mike is gonna
win that, But that'll be a great boogeyman to run
against because it will, I mean, ma'm Dommi getting there
will scare the living daylights out of the suburbs. I mean,
(03:03):
you think about somebody living in Nassau County, or in
Westchester or Rockland or other places where Mam Domi, where
you go to work in New York City every day
and then have to deal with this nut as the
mayor or or Mam Domi's craziness now seeps up into
your neighborhood because you got Mam DOMI wannabe's h you know,
(03:24):
running for your village trustee or school board. So yeah,
Ma'm Dommie is going to be a powerful, powerful tool
for the Republicans to, you know, to have that balance
with the voters.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
So do you think he knew what he was doing?
Speaker 2 (03:38):
Look, I think Trump and Trump is a is a
master at manipulation with this stuff. He is really good,
and he understands the power of what he says and
what he does. And I think, you know, everything Trump
says is for a reaction, and he understands the reaction
that he will get and why he says it. So
(04:01):
I do believe he's inserting himself for the right reasons.
And look, as I have said and others, if you
really look at this race, the way it is now
and the way it is now is the way it's
going to be in November, folks. So stop this whole
someone's getting out routine. Nobody's getting out, which means Mandami wins.
(04:21):
I mean, I just don't see you look at the
chess board and again Apps in something really major and
I don't know what that is, but sometimes it does happen.
I just don't see how he loses, especially now, you know,
the establishment in the Democratic Party is kind of very
slowly circling around Mamdami. You got the you got the
(04:42):
county chairs that are now behind him, You got more
and more politicians behind him, you have the unions that
are behind him. Now nobody's gone back to Cuomo. Whoever
endorsed Cuomo has not done so for the general election.
So slowly, but surely they are behind Mamdami, and you
know that's the way it's going to go for them.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Yeah, I agree with you. I think he's going to
win at this point. And I've been in denial until
this point. But maybe sometimes you need the worst to happen,
for things to change and for things to get good.
And once he gets in and he can't do anything
that he promised to do, and people start getting upset
with him because he broke his promise because Albany won't
(05:23):
give him the money, then I think it might kill
socialism across the country for a while.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
I certainly hope so. But the you know, socialism is
getting a real tryout in a lot of these places
where it shouldn't. I mean Chicago obviously, although can you
believe so Chicago elects Johnson as mayor. He has a
and this is not incorrect. He has a six, not
a number in front of it. He has a six
(05:53):
percent approval rating the mayor of Chicago, who they elected
as an outright socialist. But Minneapolis is going out, Hey,
let's do this too. They just nominated a socialist for mayor,
likely to be the next one obviously in New York City.
So I don't think it's going to happen overnight. I
think it's going to get a full tryout right now
because the Democratic Party is heading in that direction and
(06:15):
it's going to be hard to stop that train. And
there's no adults in the room anymore, the Schoomers of
the world that are willing to stop it because they're
afraid of getting eed up.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Yeah, maybe it's the best thing that could happen. What
do you have coming up tomorrow in the Rob Astorino Show.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah, I do want to talk about the mayor's race
and Cuomo. You know, he was so pro Israel his
whole career, and now all of a sudden he's back
in a way because he's again he's afraid of Mam
Doomi and everything. So we'll talk about the race, and
a whole bunch of other things, which means the whole
bunch of other things means I don't know. I haven't
figured that one out yet.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
It is early. It's pretty here early to talk to
you about it. It's just the day before you got
over twenty four hours. You're gonna be fine. Thanks a lot,
Rob Astorino, host of The Rob Astorino Show on WOR
sat Is from four to five and host of Saturday
Agenda from one to three on Newsmax is with us
every Friday at this time at seven oh five. Thanks
(07:09):
a lot, Rob. It was good talking to you.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Thanks Larry,
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