In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “If communist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral election, he will almost certainly I will not provide any federal funds to my beloved city except the bare minimum“.
According to Trump, with Mamdani as mayor, the city would have “no chance of success or even survival.” Earlier, the president called the candidate a “communist madman.”
Democrat Zohran Mamdani belongs to the left wing of his party. If he wins, he will the first leader of the metropolis to profess Islam (8.5 million inhabitants). During the election campaign, Mamdani promised a “more affordable” life for more than 8 million New Yorkers — through rent caps, free buses and free child care. The costs of this solution would be covered by the rich through higher taxes.
On Tuesday, New Yorkers are electing a new mayor. Polling stations will open at 12.00 Polish time. In the polls, Mamdani is clearly ahead of former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent candidate. According to experts, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa has almost no chance.
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A sign of hope for New Yorkers
On the night from Monday to Tuesday, Trump actively joined the election campaign and called on New Yorkers to… vote for Cuomo. “You have to vote for him and hope he does a fantastic job,” wrote the US president on Truth Social.
It's a radical change — even for a metropolis that, like no other in the United States, is marked by a history of immigration. The fact that a young Muslim — born in Uganda and of Indian descent — can be elected in the current political climate is seen by many as a sign of hope.
New Yorkers traditionally vote more yes left. They have only had four Republican mayors in the last 100 years. Mamdani, however, is an exception: he clearly identifies with the tradition of Bernie Sanders, who failed several times as a presidential candidate because his views were too radically left-wing even for Democrats.
The candidacy has historic significance in a city that is home to almost 900,000 people. Muslims.
Not only minorities
For many of them, Mamdani's rise means a chance to prove that Muslim New Yorkers belong at the center of civic life. For the candidate's critics, it has become a flashpoint — a test of how religion, race and ideology collide in an era of growing polarization.
Mamdani appeals to many of its 8.5 million inhabitants: it wants some of it freeze rising rents, spend more money on social housing and increase taxes on the city's wealthy residents. This program put him in Trump's crosshairs.
Critics use his religion and criticism of Israel to paint him as an extremist. Mamdani is feared not only by politicians.
At the same time, there was concern on Wall Street that policies unfavorable to the economy might scare off investors and harm the city in the long run.
However, the surprising result of the Democratic primary in New York and Mamdani's triumph signal a potential shift in the city's politics and show that Americans have had enough.
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