President Donald Trump raged against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday, implying that, depending on the outcome of the November election, he may utilize federal powers to assert control over the city.
Trump also threatened to examine Mamdani’s legal status and arrest him if he stood in the way of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the city.
Mamdani’s unexpected victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary in June has sparked significant concern among Republicans, who see the 33-year-old democratic socialist as a potent symbol of a shifting political landscape.
Mamdani’s rise from a relatively unknown state assemblyman to the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of America’s largest city has worried many, not just Republicans.
