Sliwa referenced how Cuomo said in his own interview on Good Day that he did not run a strong race prior to the mayoral primary election. He also declared himself "the guy who can fight Zohran Mamdani," claiming that the other candidates are too preoccupied with demanding the others drop out of the race.

Vivek Ramaswamy, now a 2026 gubernatorial candidate in Ohio, claimed in his X post that Zohran Mamdani's rise signals the death knell for the city that once stood as a symbol of ambition and success.