 "Trump targets Mamdani again, says will 'save NYC' from 'Communist Lunatic'")
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday once again ramped up his attack on Zohran Mamdani, an Indian-origin candidate running for New York City mayor, calling him a “Communist Lunatic” and pledging to “save the city” from his leadership.
Trump’s remarks came after Mamdani strongly pushed back against Trump’s earlier threats to have him arrested if he attempted to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in New York.
In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “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!”
Mamdani fiercely responded to the threats from Republicans and the US President.
“The President of the United States just threatened to have me arrested, stripped of my citizenship, put in a detention camp and deported,” Mamdani said. “Not because I have broken any law but because I refuse to let ICE terrorise our city.”
He added: “His statements aren’t just an attack on our democracy—they’re meant to warn every New Yorker who refuses to stay silent: if you speak up, they’ll come after you.”
Trump also called Mamdani a “pure, true communist” and a “total nut job,” saying he would “have a lot of fun with him” if Mamdani were elected.
Mamdani, who became the Democratic nominee for mayor on Tuesday, would be New York City’s first Muslim mayor if elected in November. The 33-year-old state assemblyman and self-described democratic socialist defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, winning 56% to Cuomo’s 44% in the final round of ranked-choice voting.
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