NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani stood before 13,000 supporters and urged them to “let our words ring out so loud” that his opponent Andrew M. Cuomo’s “puppet master in the White House hears them loud and clear.” “Together, New York,” Mamdani called, “we’re going to freeze the …” “RENT!” the crowd roared.
“Together, New York, we’re going to make buses fast and …”
“FREE!”
“Together, New York, we’re going to deliver universal …”
“CHILD CARE!”
“And how are we going to pay for it? …”
“TAX THE RICH!”
President Donald Trump has spent months listening to the 34-year-old mayoral candidate and his democratic socialist message, and attempted to subvert it into his own rallying cry.
He has called Mamdani “terrible,” “bad news,” and a “total nutjob” whom he might arrest. In social media posts and public comments, he has threatened that as mayor of New York, Mamdani would face “problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great city” and insisted New York City won’t receive federal funds to fulfill what Trump, 79, calls Mamdani’s “FAKE Communist promises.” He’s called him “Mamdani the Commie” and “one of the best things to ever happen to our great Republican Party.”
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is leading the polls in NYC’s mayoral race. The Post’s Sarah Ellison explains what has set Mamdani apart. (Video: Mariana Trujillo Valdes/The Washington Post)
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