Story highlights Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is voting for Donald Trump

But he doesn't want that construed as an endorsement

New York (CNN) Rudy Giuliani confirmed in a pair of interviews Thursday that he will vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming New York primary -- but doesn't want it called it an endorsement.

The former New York mayor insisted in an interview with The New York Times that his support should not be viewed as an endorsement.

Reached by CNN for comment, Giuliani spokeswoman Jo Ann Zafonte said Giuliani's "statement speaks for itself" and said Giuliani "has not made any endorsement."

"He's my friend, and I think of the candidates, of the choices that I have, he's the best choice for president," Giuliani told the Times. "He's a better choice than (Texas Sen. Ted) Cruz and a more realistic choice than (Ohio Gov. John) Kasich."

Giuliani, who will serve as a Republican delegate from New York at the party's convention, said he hopes to have more clout at the convention by not characterizing his vote for Trump as an endorsement.

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