President Donald Trump warned Monday that he’ll starve New York Metropolis of federal funding if democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election.
Trump’s risk got here after New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams introduced the finish of his mayoral reelection marketing campaign on Sunday. The New York mayoral race is now a three-man competitors between Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).
In a scathing Truth Social post on Monday, Trump, who hails from New York Metropolis, vowed to withhold funds to the Huge Apple if Mamdani wins the race.
“Self proclaimed New York Metropolis Communist, Zohran Mamdani, who’s operating for Mayor, will show to be among the finest issues to ever occur to our nice Republican Get together,” he wrote. “He’s going to have issues with Washington like no Mayor within the historical past of our as soon as nice Metropolis.”
Trump then claimed that Mamdani “wants the cash” from him.
“Keep in mind, he wants the cash from me, as President, to be able to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist guarantees,” he continued.
Trump added: “He received’t be getting any of it, so what’s the purpose of voting for him? This ideology has failed, at all times, for hundreds of years. It’s going to fail once more, and that’s assured!”
Final week, New York state scored a win in its lawsuit in opposition to the Division of Homeland Safety for withholding catastrophe aid from the state as a consequence of its immigration enforcement insurance policies.
If Trump had been to withhold federal funds allotted to New York Metropolis, comparable authorized challenges would probably comply with.
Trump has been accused of interfering in New York’s mayoral race to help Cuomo, with whom he has beforehand been at odds, defeat Mamdani.
In June’s Democratic main, Mamdani beat Cuomo by 12 factors.
Mamdani, who’s leading in the polls, responded to Trump’s publish throughout a marketing campaign cease on Monday. He accused Trump of “going via the levels of grief” over his potential victory within the race.
“I feel that Donald Trump goes via the levels of grief,” he stated. “He started with denial, the place he stated there was no means we may win this race, and he would use each device at his disposal to make sure that that was the case.”
Mamdani added: “He’s coming to phrases with it as a result of New Yorkers are bored with a politics right here on this metropolis that has extra to do with Washington than it has to do with the folks of this similar metropolis.”
Mamdani’s marketing campaign didn’t instantly reply to JS’s request for remark.
Earlier this month, Trump additionally falsely referred to Mamdani as a “communist” when he opined that “Cuomo might need an opportunity of successful, if it was a one-on-one. If it’s not one-on-one, it’s going to be a tough race.”
Trump added: “And we’ll get used to a communist, and we’ll get used to a communist, and he’s going to need to undergo the White Home and get approvals for all the things, and we’re going to ensure New York will not be harm. We need to be sure that New York is cherished and brought care of.”
