New York City mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani speaks to the media during a run halt with Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie successful the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., September 17, 2025.
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President Donald Trump connected Monday bashed New York City mayoral contention front-runner Zohran Mamdani and renewed a menace to withhold national backing from the Big Apple if the Democratic nominee wins.
Trump's rant came a time aft Mayor Eric Adams said that helium is suspending his campaign aft unit from the president and others to discontinue the contention to amended erstwhile New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's chances of beating Mamdani successful November.
"Self proclaimed New York City Communist, Zohran Mamdani, who is moving for Mayor, volition beryllium to beryllium 1 of the champion things to ever hap to our large Republican Party," Trump wrote connected Truth Social.
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"He is going to person problems with Washington similar nary Mayor successful the past of our erstwhile large City," Trump wrote. "Remember, helium needs the wealth from me, arsenic President, successful bid to fulfill each of his FAKE Communist promises. He won't beryllium getting immoderate of it, truthful what's the constituent of voting for him?"
Mamdani, who is simply a self-described antiauthoritarian socialist — not a communist — bested Cuomo successful the Democratic primary. Cuomo is moving arsenic an independent, arsenic was Adams.
The Republican nominee, Curtis Sliwa, has refused to driblet retired contempt unit from Trump and entreaties from others.
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