A senior adviser to former President Barack Obama criticized New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo’s latest campaign video, calling it “one of the least compelling” he’d ever seen.

Cuomo, the former Democratic New York governor, announced Monday he will continue running his mayoral campaign as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani. By staying in the race, Cuomo will be among multiple candidates vying for the mayor’s office, including Mamdani, Mayor Eric Adams, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, and independent candidate Jim Walden.