Trump threatens to cut off New York City funds if Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’ | Zohran Mamdani

On Sunday, Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funds in New York if the candidate of the town hall favored Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, “does not behave himself” if he was elected.

Mamdani, on the other hand, denied that he was – as the president says – a communist. But he reaffirmed his commitment to increase taxes on the richest New Yorkers while saying: “I don’t think we should have billionaires.”

In an interview with Fox News host, Maria Bartiromo, Trump argued that a Mamdani victory was “inconceivable” because he perceived the candidate as “a pure communist”.

He added: “Let’s say this – if he comes in, I will be president, and he will have to do the right thing, or they will not get money. He must do the right thing or they do not get money.”

More than $ 100 billion goes to the city of the federal government through various entities and programs, according to the city controller last year.

Speaking on Sunday with NBC meeting the press on Sunday, Mamdani said: “No, I am not a communist.

He also said that he had already “had to start getting used to the fact that the president will talk about my appearance, my sound

Mamdani said he was inspired by American militant for civil rights Martin Luther King Jr, who has already pointed out: “Call that democracy or call it democratic socialism. There must be a better distribution of wealth for all the children of God in this country. ”

He then reiterated his intention to increase the richest taxes in New York as part of a campaign commitment “to move the tax burden of over-surveyed owners in external districts to more expensive houses in richer and white districts”.

“I do not think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequalities – and finally what we need is equality in our city and in our state and through our country,” said Mamdani. “And I can’t wait to work with everyone, including billionaires, to make a more fair city for each of them.”

Mamdani said the proposal reflected “a description of what we see at the moment”.

“It is not motivated by the race,” he said. “This is more an evaluation of what the districts are undertaken compared to over-surnnalide.

“It is not a question of working upside down from a racial assessment of the neighborhoods or our city. Rather, it is to make sure that we really have an equal playground. ”

Many New Yorkers and moderate democratic politicians expressed their concern in the face of Mamdani’s victory over former governor Andrew Cuomo during the June 24 primary for Democratic appointment.

Among those who approved her were the progressive deputy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But it has not been approved by many other personalities of the eminent Democratic Party, notably the governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, who said coldly after his victory: “Obviously, there are areas of difference in our positions, but I also think that we must have these conversations.”

Mamdani said on Sunday that he was looking forward to discussions with Hochul, saying: “In the end, my policies, my vision, she is motivated by an assessment of what is really going on.”

When he was asked if he thought that the moderate democrats were afraid of him, Mamdani said, “I think people catch up with this election.

“In the end, what we show is that by putting the workers first, returning to the roots of the Democratic Party, we have in fact a path outside this moment when we are faced with authoritarianism in Washington DC” under the Trump administration.

In his comments on the fact that Mamdani obtained the appointment of democrats in the strongly democratic city, Trump said: “It’s shocking.”

“I said that we will never have a socialist in this country,” said the president in part.

Asked about Mamdani ‘proposals to oppose the repression of immigration to his administration and to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he set foot in New York, Trump said that the town hall candidate “would be very unsuccessful” on the two counts.

“He’s a madman on the left,” said Trump.

Mamdani, for his part, said that the Democrats “should be a party that is not only against Donald Trump – but also for something.”

“And our campaign was for workers, bringing dignity to these lives,” said Mamdani.