"MAMDANI: I can't speak to that. All I can tell you, though, is that, you know, Donald Trump. Trump is clearing the way for Andrew Cuomo because Donald Trump knows that Andrew Cuomo will clear the way for Trump's agenda. And New Yorkers are tired of that agenda. They want someone who's actually beholden to the people of this city, not to the White House."
"BURNETT: So, Trump's trying to say there's there's money behind this. He's threatened you on social media, he said. And I'm going to just read it because he just posted it today. He's going to have problems talking about you with Washington. Like no mayor in the history of our once great city. Remember, he needs the money from me as president in order to fulfill all of his fake communist promises promises. He won't be getting any of it. So, what's the point of voting for him? So, the number this year from the federal government is $7.4 billion to New York City. Are you okay if New York city loses that?"
Zohran Mamdani pledged to fight President Donald Trump's attempt to exert leverage by threatening to withhold federal funds from New York City. Mamdani leads a three-way mayoral race against Andrew Cuomo, now running as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, after Mayor Eric Adams dropped out. Trump posted that Mamdani would "have problems with Washington" and called Mamdani's promises "FAKE Communist promises" while saying he would deny federal money. Mamdani accused Trump of clearing the way for Cuomo because Cuomo would advance Trump's agenda. Mamdani emphasized that New Yorkers want a mayor beholden to the city, not the White House. The current federal allocation to NYC is $7.4 billion.
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