President Donald Trump raged against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday, implying that, depending on the outcome of the November election, he may utilize federal powers to assert control over the city.
“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. I’ll save New York City, and make it “Hot” and “Great” again, just like I did with the Good Ol’ USA!” Trump wrote on X.
Trump also threatened to examine Mamdani’s legal status and arrest him if he stood in the way of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the city.
Mamdani’s unexpected victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary in June has sparked significant concern among Republicans, who see the 33-year-old democratic socialist as a potent symbol of a shifting political landscape.
Mamdani’s rise from a relatively unknown state assemblyman to the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of America’s largest city has worried many, not just Republicans.
Mamdani is drawing fire for a campaign strategy plan that expressly advocates for transferring the city’s tax burden to “richer and whiter neighborhoods.”
His solution?
“Shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighborhoods,” the proposal reads. “The property tax system is unbalanced because assessment levels are artificially capped, so homeowners in expensive neighborhoods pay less than their fair share.
