US EditionDonald Trump Dismisses Comparison to Zohran Mamdani: ‘I’m Much Better Looking than Him’
President Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from New York City if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race, citing concerns over fiscal waste.
- President Donald Trump during a '60 Minutes' interview on Sunday brushed off comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, joking he is "much better looking" and rejecting the democratic socialist label.
- Mamdani has campaigned on a progressive policy platform including free buses, a rent freeze on rent-stabilized housing, and publicly owned grocery stores, gaining national attention for outreach across New York City's diverse communities.
- Mamdani beat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the primary, prompting Cuomo to run independently; he faced Islamophobic smears which he addressed last week by embracing his Muslim identity.
- Threatening to cut city funding, Trump said he may withhold federal dollars if Mamdani becomes mayor and prefers a 'bad Democrat' over a candidate he described as a communist.
- As thousands voted in the mayoral race, Trump targeted Representative Ilhan Omar on Friday in a Truth Social post after a video circulated in recent weeks.
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US President Donald Trump threatened to shut down the federal funds for New York City if Democrat Zohran Mamdani will win the elections for the prime function that took place in March.
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DailyTruthReportSocialist Zohran Mamdani Vows to Fight Trump Administration over Trump Funding Threats
New York City (NYC) Democrat socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani vowed that if elected to be the next mayor of the city, he would fight against President Donald Trump and his administration in response to threats to stop federal funding from going to the city if Mamdani wins. Mamdani’s comments came after Trump said, during an interview with CBS News’s 60 Minutes, that it would “be hard” for him to give a lot of money to New York. Trump a…
New York elects a new mayor. Favorite is the Democrat Mamdani, who calls himself Trump's "worst nightmare".
The US President is directly involved in the struggle for the New York City Hall. Donald Trump's message to his »loved hometown«: Prevents the left Zohran Mamdani. Or it gets expensive.
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