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donald trump has broken his silence after the historic election Of Zohran Mamdani As mayor of New York City.
President who supported independent candidate Andrew CuomoAn ominous four-word response was delivered on Truth Social after the Democratic Socialist spoke at his victory party: “…and it begins!”
In addition to New York City, the GOP lost gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. Meanwhile, California voters supported Governor Gavin NewsomThe redistricting referendum, which would have allowed the state legislature to redraw congressional maps and potentially add five new Democratic-leaning seats before the 2026 election.
Trump reluctantly endorsed Cuomo for mayor of his hometown, as he expressed on Truth Social on Monday: “Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really don’t have a choice. You should vote for him and hope he does a great job.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump and Cuomo frequently clashed.
“He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!” Trump wrote.
The President had earlier warned in an interview 60 minutes If elected Mamdani would be reluctant to send more than a “very minimal” level of federal funding to the city.
“It would be difficult for me as president to give a lot of money to New York,” Trump said in the interview. “Because if you have a communist running New York, all you’re doing is wasting the money you’re sending there.”
Mamdani, 34, who made history as the first Muslim mayor of New York, responded to Trump’s taunts in his victory speech: “New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, run by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant.”
“If anyone can show a country betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave birth to him.
He added, “And if there is any way to intimidate an autocrat, it is to eliminate the conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.” “So Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn up the volume.”
His words were followed by a loud explosion of cheers that lasted for several minutes. Mamdani gained attention by running on a platform of affordability policies. He came out in support of fare-free city buses, public child care, a rent freeze on rent-stabilized housing, and a $30 minimum wage by 2030.
the race was called associated Press With about 75 percent of ballots counted, Mamdani is projected to win just above 50 percent of the vote.
More than two million voters cast ballots in this year’s mayoral election before the polls closed, a turnout not seen in decades.