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A former top aide to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo unleashed a series of vicious social media slapdowns on his former boss — even linking the mayoral candidate to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Howard Glaser, who served as the state operations director during Cuomo’s first term as governor, went nuclear during a series of withering statements on X, promising there is more to come.
“The attacks on [Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s] family are ironic given Andrew’s own family values,” Glaser in a post. “Remember, Andrew, when your ex-wife [Kerry Kennedy] locked herself IN the bathroom to avoid your abuse, according to your biographer?”
He then linked to The Post’s previous reporting about the accusations, which Cuomo has denied.
“Though now is probably a good time to point out that Andrew is on Epstein’s contact list,” Glaser said, linking to an entry showing Cuomo and Kennedy together on the contact list.
Cuomo’s camp has said he never met Epstein.
Glaser, who also served an aide to Cuomo when he was the federal secretary of Housing and Urban Development, then linked to another Post story with quotes trashing Cuomo from his ex-brother-in-law Robert Kennedy Jr., now the US health and human services secretary.
“Before the worms ate his brain,” Glaser said, referring to RFK Jr’s unearthed claims that doctors had actually found a dead worm in his skull. “RFK Jr had a telling observation about his then brother-in-law, who was considering his first run for office.
“‘He could lose because he lacks humanity and doesn’t love people,”” he added, quoting RFK. “‘He is not a retail politician.’”
Glaser promised that he will unleash more barbs against Cuomo ahead of the November election. Cuomo is running as an independent on the “Fight and Deliver Party” line on ballots after losing a June Democratic Party primary to Mamdani.
“There’s more- much more- on Cuomo family values…but what say we save that for September…stay tuned,” Glaser said.
Glaser’s break is only the latest clash with his former boss.
A previous run-in came after Glaser’s wife, Karen Hinton, accused Cuomo of sexual misconduct — claiming the former HUD secretary hugged her while he was physically “aroused.” Cuomo denied the accusations from Hinton, who had served as an aide to the politician at HUD.
Glaser, in court papers filed in 2023, accused Cuomo of trying to smear his wife. Cuomo’s lawyers then subpoenaed Hinton for records as he sought to defend himself in a federal suit where a female state trooper accused him of harassing her.
Cuomo resigned as governor in 2021 under the threat of impeachment while facing a slew of sexual misconduct accusations, which he’s denied.
After contacting the Cuomo campaign for comment, his ex-wife Kerry Kennedy, the mother of their children, sent The Post an unsolicited statement defending him.
“Andrew and I have a very good relationship and raised 3 incredible daughters. He is a loving father, and always has been. I have had no interaction with Jeffrey Epstein,” Kerry Kennedy said.
A Cuomo spokesman said Glaser and Hinton had been “longtime friends” who had sought “jobs and help” from the former governor for over a decade. Cuomo even helped Hinton when she suffered a “traumatic brain injury” in 2019, spokesman Richard Azzopardi claimed.
“Howard was a friend who left the administration under pressure from a questionable situation,” the spokesman said. “As recently as 2020 Karen sought out support from the governor for her clients and routinely shared unsolicited advice.
“Their transformation into attention seeking garbage peddlers and conspiracy junkies has been sad to watch, but let’s just say that Howard and Karen talking about `family values,’ inappropriate conduct, and workplace behavior is a bit rich.”
Cuomo is one of several candidates looking to upset frontrunner Mamdani in November. Also running is Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out of the Democratic primary and is also seeking re-election on an independent line.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa is running as the Republican nominee and lawyer Jim Walden will appear on ballots as a third longshot independent candidate.
