Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC's Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe
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President Donald Trump has intensified his criticisms of New York's Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, calling him a 'Communist Lunatic.' Trump threatened various actions against Mamdani if he wins the election. Mamdani's victory over Andrew Cuomo provides Republicans a target to critique the Democratic Party, aiming to showcase its extremism ahead of upcoming elections. His platform includes proposals deemed controversial, such as opening city grocery stores and freezing rent, while his past comments on the police and prisons have fueled further attacks from the Republicans. Mamdani's potential mayorship could mark a significant shift in the city's political landscape.
As President of the United States, I'm not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York. Rest assured, I hold all the levers, and have all the cards.
If Mamdani wins, he would become the city's furthest-left mayor in modern history. He ran on a platform that included opening city-run grocery stores, making buses free, freezing rent on rent-stabilized apartments, and raising property taxes on richer and whiter neighborhoods.
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