By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke about New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, termed him “a Communist” and warned that the city would encounter a “complete and total disaster” if Mamdani wins the elections.
Trump wrote a descriptive post on Truth Social, stated that he would restrict federal funding to New York if Mamdani won.
“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing federal funds, other than the very minimum required, to my beloved first home. As a Communist, this once-great city has zero chance of success or even survival! It can only get worse with a Communist at the helm, and I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad,” Trump wrote
His Comments came as New York City prepares to elect its next mayor on Tuesday November 4, with the closely watched race entered its final stage.
Trump said “It is my obligation to run the nation, and it is my strong conviction that New York City will be a complete and total economic and social disaster should Mamdani win. His principles have been tested for over a thousand years, and never once have they been successful.”
He had a tense relationship with former Governor Andrew Cuomo, urged New Yorkers to support Cuomo instead.
“I would much rather see a Democrat, who has had a record of success, win than a Communist with no experience and a record of complete and total failure,” Trump wrote.
“He was nothing as an Assemblyman, ranked at the bottom of the class, and as Mayor of potentially, again, the greatest city in the world, he has no chance to bring it back to its former glory! We must also remember this: a vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani. Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it; Mamdani is not!”
Trump had also hinted his position during an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes, stated “It’s going to be hard for me as the president to give a lot of money to New York. Because if you have a Communist running New York, all you’re doing is wasting the money you’re sending there.”
He added, “So I don’t know that he’s won, and I’m not a fan of Cuomo one way or the other, but if it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a Communist, I’m going to pick the bad Democrat all the time, to be honest with you.”
Mamdani responded on X with a sarcastic post aimed at Cuomo, he wrote, Cngratulations, @AndrewCuomo. I know how hard you worked for this,” alongside a red graphic reading ‘TRUMP endorses CUOMO’ with photos of both men.
Zohran Mamdani, 34, born in Uganda and raised in New York City, is a New York State Assembly member and a democratic socialist running for the Democratic Party nomination.
According to news reports, Mamdani leads the race with 50 per cent support, followed by Cuomo at 25% and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa at 21 per cent.
Some 4 per cent of voters remain undecided.
