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Former First Deputy Mayor Talks Mamdani Transition

Jon Voight urged President Trump to challenge New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory, citing concerns over socialism and potential threats to the city’s safety and economy.

  • On November 14, 2025, Jon Voight, the 86-year-old Oscar-winning actor, urged President Donald Trump to `terminate` Zohran Mamdani's mayoral win, saying `He, and only he, can stop this horror`.
  • After an unconventional June 24 Democratic primary, Mamdani will take office at the start of 2026, having won nearly 10 points against Cuomo and Sliwa.
  • Posting a two-minute social-media video, Voight said Zohran Mamdani would turn New York into a `socialist crap city` and `a forbidden place of darkness`, invoking his Trump-appointed `special ambassador to Hollywood` title.
  • Despite Voight's plea, reporting notes the president lacks legal authority to remove a city mayor, and Zohran Mamdani has not responded while President Donald J. Trump had not acted on the appeal as of Friday.
  • Critics called Voight's message Islamophobic and noted he effectively `appointed himself` despite a democratic process and five boroughs turnout, while Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect, campaigned on policy pledges including rent stabilization, free bus service and universal child care.
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