Democrats vying for NYC mayor show rare unity against Trump crackdown on universities

Democrats vying for NYC mayor show rare unity against Trump crackdown on universities

There was a rare moment of consensus opposing the Trump administration’s crackdown on universities in the first televised debate in the crowded New York City Democratic mayoral primary. The nine candidates competing in the June 24 primary criticized Trump’s recent actions against top universities over their handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist polling on the heels of front-runner Andrew Cuomo, lar…