Trump calls Zohran Mamdani ‘communist’

President Donald Trump candidate for the New York City Democratic Mayor on Friday Zohran mamdani “A communist” and in November if the mayor is elected if the great apple would be a “communist city”.

Orum I can’t believe that’s it, Tr Trump said to journalists at the White House. “By the way, this is a terrible thing for our country.”

Trump’s comments came three days after Mamdani, a democratic socialist, not communist, won a striking victory against the former New York government Andrew Cuomo in the first round of the city’s democratic mayor’s office.

Cuomo admitted to Mamdani late on Tuesday night and admitted the possibility of approved Mamdani, a member of the next round of the voting system. American democratic socialistsAs the candidate of the Democratic Party.

Mamdani won the first primary tour despite the fact that many leading democrats approved Cuomo.

He sent victory to some major investors, New York Business Leaders And conservative news commentators, Mamdani, a three -term state council member, will be the mayor of the largest city of America, very real probability.

Mamdani’s campaign platform calls for an increase in corporate tax rate, wealthy higher taxes, rent freezing and free buses.

Trump accepted the alarm on Mandani among business leaders, “One day they were concerned that someone like this communist was chosen.”

“He’s a communist. We’re going to a communist city,” the president said. “This is very bad for New York.”

On Wednesday, Trump in a social media sending, “Zohran Mamdani, a 100% communist madness, won the primary dem.
And on the way to becoming a mayor. “

“We’ve experienced radical Lefties before, but it’s a little ridiculous.”

CNBC requested a comment from Mamdani’s campaign on Trump’s lyrics.

Mamdani, in an interview ABC News It was released on Wednesday, asked about Trump’s social media article.

Mamdani told ABC, “You know, I’m not going to comment on myself for the first time, President Trump, and I encourage him to learn my real policies to make the city affordable, just as I encourage every New Yorker.” He said.

Coatue Management Hedge Fund’s founder Phillip Laffront, CNBC on Wednesday, Mamdani won the general elections, some rich investors can decide to move away from the city, he said.

“Some people will definitely go,” said Lafont “Squawk Box”.

Cuomo has not yet announced whether he had planned to run independently for the mayor in this fall.

Eric Adams, the current mayor of New York, wants to be re -elected as an independent candidate.

Adams, who was initially elected as a democrat, decided to re -elect independently, instead of asking the Democrats to nominate the party’s ballot.

Adams became increasingly popular in New York after being accused of federal charges of corruption brought by the Ministry of Justice when former democratic President Joe Biden was still on duty.

After taking office in January, Trump asked a judge to reject the case against Adams and argued that the prosecution of the mayor would intervene in the city’s ability to rule the city and cooperate with the federal immigration practice, a priority for the new president.

Seven Federal Prosecutors, including the Manhattan US lawyer who handled the case, resigned to protest on the effort to reduce the prosecution of Adams.

In April, the regional court judge Dale Hole rejected the case against Adams with a prejudiced, that is, when Adams left his post, he cannot be resurrected by Doj.

In his decision, Ho exploded the Ministry of Justice, who initially wanted the case to be rejected without prejudice, which will allow prosecutors to reopen the case potentially.

Adams wrote, “Everything here is a bargaining hat: rejection of the indictment in exchange for migration policy privileges.”

The judge said that the rejection of the case without prejudice will “create an inevitable perception that the mayor’s freedom depends on the ability of the administration to realize the ability to perform immigration practice priorities”.