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US President Donald Trump said New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani “must be arrested” if he interferes with ICE.
President Donald Trump is criticizing Mayor Zoran Mamdani (again).
Coming from different walks of life, the two shocked many with their ability to work together despite ideological differences.
But President Trump appears to be having a change of heart regarding the 34-year-old democratic socialist mayor. In particular, Mamdani’s newly revealed taxes target some of the world’s wealthiest people.
Here’s what you need to know:
Why is President Trump angry with Mamdani?
This week, Mamdani announced plans to tax the wealthy, one of his key campaign promises. The mayor, alongside Gov. Kathy Hochul, announced the state’s first new pied-à-terre tax.
The new tax “would impose an annual surcharge on one- to three-unit homes, condos, and co-ops valued at $5 million or more if the owner has another principal residence outside of New York City,” the city said.
Mamdani and Trump disagree on many policies that affect the city and the country, but they continue to reach agreement, especially when the politicians meet face-to-face. However, this tax appears to have struck a nerve with the president.
“Sadly, Mayor Mamdani is trying to destroy New York! No chance! America should not be complicit in New York’s failures,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday.
“It’s only going to get worse. Taxes, taxes, tax policy is so wrong. People are fleeing. They have to change their ways, and fast. History has shown us that this ‘thing’ just doesn’t work.”
President Trump has in the past threatened federal funding for New York City, the nation’s largest city by population.
Before Mamdani’s victory, the president endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and said he would withhold federal funding if the socialist won. The city receives billions of dollars from the federal government each year.
“If communist candidate Zoran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral election, it is highly unlikely that he will contribute any federal funds to his beloved first home, except for the bare minimum federal funds,” Trump posted on Truth Social last year.
“Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really don’t have a choice. You have to vote for him and hope he does a great job. He can do that, Mamdani doesn’t!”
What does Mamdani say about Trump?
Yesterday, on CBS Morning before Trump’s post, Mamdani said the two were “in touch.”
“We’ve had a number of meetings in the Oval Office right now, and we’ve been honest and open about the fact that we have a lot of disagreements. There’s one thing we can all agree on: We both love New York City. And I think that’s at the heart of every conversation we have is how can we make this city better?”
