A group of wealthy New York businessmen have in the past few days pumped more than $3 million into newly-formed super PACs that aim to stop mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani as the prospect of the democratic socialist running City Hall looks increasingly likely, new filings reveal. The last ditch spending blitz comes as the Democratic nominee continues to dominate the mayoral race, with polls showing him holding a double digit lead over his closest competitor, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo.
During a fundraiser, Donald Trump claimed he convinced a wealthy donor, worth five to six billion dollars, to increase his donation from one million to twenty-five million, arguing that a million was insufficient compared to the donor's wealth.