Alex Karp, the billionaire general manager of Creepy Defense -contractor Palantir, took a side in New York City’s near -viewed mayoral race. Karp that once boasted his company to kill peopleRecently gave a large sum of money to Excellent PAC, which supports the campaign of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo currently runs against Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old assemblyman for the city’s 36th district in Queens. The race between the two candidates became a referendum on New York’s future, and both candidates offered drastically different visions for housing and economic policy. Mamdani described himself as a democratic socialist, while Cuomo is campaigning for a promise to bring a sensitive centrism to the city after the failure that was the management of Eric Adams.
Politico notice that Recently Karp donated $ 90,000 to To fix the citywhich supports the Cuomo campaign. The contribution further cement a picture of Karp’s policy, which bends to the right, though Karp, in the past, alluded to from various political labels – even calling itself “Socialist” or “New Marxist.” We can certainly call BS about this now, as Karp is currently using his money to win an actual socialist.
Indeed, Karp is fair one of several billionaires who pour money into Cuomo’s campaign in an apparent endeavor to eliminate a more populist form of government in the city. Despite Cuomo’s promise to combat Trump, some Maga -Fixes, such as Trump -Adorant Bill Ackman, threw his support Behind the former ruler. Cuomo’s campaign has rested in a series of vague promises of improvements for city services and the boasting point that he “knows how government works.” Of course, New York is a city where Republicans have a difficult time in modern politics, so the democratic primary is where the action is.
Mamdani, meanwhile, championships many left -wing economic policies, including the establishment of government -owned and operated supermarkets to reduce food prices. He also championships rent frosts in a town, where the cost of living is only continuing to go up. His critics noted that Mamdani has a substantially less government experience than Cuomo and, before his political career, was a rapper For several years known as “Mr. Cardamom.”
Cuomo especially served as the Governor of New York from 2011 to 2021, when his administration burned as a result of several scandals, including allegations of sexual harassment Leveled against him by former female helpers. A criminal case against Cuomo was brought over the allegations, but the allegations were dropped in January 2022, with authorities citing a lack of evidence.
Palantir, meanwhile, has ever more married the Trump administration and helps the government with its deportation efforts, as well as in a controversial data centralization endeavor, which has attracted criticism from advocates of privacy and civil freedoms.
