Adams and Cuomo Put Mamdani to Shame Over Bench

We reported earlier on how NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attended a “Men’s Day” event in Brooklyn, but then he shamed himself with his bench press efficiency.

He only did 135 kilos, after being goaded into doing it, and with the help of a strong-looking gentleman who was at the event. 

Lolll Mamdani tried displaying off at a “men’s day” event by doing the bench press and couldn’t do a single rep without help pic.twitter.com/JNG2SLBfI9

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 24, 2025

As you may think, that prompted some mockery. 

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Now there are more reactions in, including from other NYC mayoral candidates, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and current Mayor Eric Adams. Both of them had good responses to the lame effort from Mamdani. 

Here’s Cuomo: 

It’s straightforward to discuss, it is onerous to carry the burden.

This man cannot bench his own physique weight, let alone carry the weight of main the most important metropolis in the world. https://t.co/kKB61LGojY

— Andrew Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) August 24, 2025

It’s straightforward to discuss, it is onerous to carry the burden.  This man cannot bench his own physique weight, let alone carry the weight of main the most important metropolis in the world.

Then Adams put the pedal to the steel and took Mamdani to process. He did the same bench press. While his effort wasn’t good, it was better than Mamdani’s efficiency, particularly given the age distinction. 

64 vs. 33. A lifetime of onerous work vs. a silver spoon. The outcomes converse for themselves.

The weight of the job is simply too heavy for “Mamscrawny.” The only factor he can raise is your taxes. pic.twitter.com/HR6fDPKn0B

— Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) August 24, 2025

64 vs. 33. A lifetime of onerous work vs. a silver spoon. The outcomes converse for themselves. The weight of the job is simply too heavy for “Mamscrawny.” The only factor he can raise is your taxes.

That remark about the “silver spoon” and lifting your taxes is a good description of Mamdani. Nicely performed, Eric Adams. 

Either of them can be better than Mamdani, and at this level, they’re both making Mamdani look pitiful.

But the best bench press on the day has to go to younger Edward “Big Balls” Coristine. Coristine,  the previous Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) worker who was assaulted on August 3 when he got here to the help of his vital other as they confronted a mob of teenagers in D.C. He was left coated in blood. 

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This is what he was doing in his recovery. He places Mamdani to absolute disgrace. 

Following his heroic actions of saving a younger lady in Washington DC, DOGE’s “Big Balls” Edward Coristine has been noticed bench urgent in the fitness center during his recovery repping 225🔥🔥

This is completely epic.

Zohran couldn’t even bench press, 135🤣🤣
https://t.co/jwhQssbF1h

— BJORN LANE (@BJORN987654321) August 25, 2025

Now, you possibly can see that’s more weight than Mamdani, and he would not need any help. 

More importantly, he put the whole lot on the road both to help a lady during the assault and to help his nation with DOGE. That outshines Mamdani any day of the week. So, hat tip to “Big Balls” for displaying what being a man is actually all about. 

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