Politico reports:
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, a prominent supporter of Republican President Donald Trump, has donated $250,000 to a super PAC boosting Andrew Cuomo’s run for New York City mayor, new campaign finance filings show. It’s the latest example of GOP-affiliated players getting behind New York’s Democratic former governor as he vies to replace Mayor Eric Adams.
Ackman’s contribution helped the pro-Cuomo Fix the City super PAC exceed $4.8 million in donations, while an effort to blunt Cuomo’s comeback is having a much tougher time.
Super PACs opposing Cuomo have attracted only modest support. New Yorkers for Lower Costs, which favors democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, reported raising $56,500 through last week. And a group with the slogan “Don’t Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor” has just $10,500 in contributions of $1,000 or more.
Read the full article. Ackman has drawn widespread mocking on X in recent days for crotch-sniffing posts like the one below.