Trump Threatens to Arrest NYC Democratic Mayoral Nominee Zohran Mamdani if He Blocks ICE
- At the White House briefing, Karoline Leavitt called for investigation into Ogles’s claims against Mamdani over terrorism support allegations.
- In response to Mamdani's ICE defiance stance, Trump threatened to arrest and strip his citizenship, prompting calls for investigation from allies like Rep. Ogles.
- Zohran Mamdani, who became a U.S. citizen in 2018 after living in the country since age 7, won last week’s primary over Cuomo and vowed to reject intimidation.
- Despite Trump’s threats to withhold over $100 billion in federal funds, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy called efforts to investigate Mamdani 'racist bullshit,' while CPJ warned against targeting journalists' First Amendment rights.
- As the November 4 election approaches, Mamdani faces challengers including Adams, Sliwa, Walden, and possibly Cuomo, with immigration policies and federal funding threats at stake.
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Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC’s Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe - The Boston Globe
The president, who has a history of spewing sometimes vile insults at rivals, has in recent days escalated his attacks against the 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist.
Donald Trump generated a new controversy by publicly threatening to arrest Zohran Mamdani, the state legislator and brand-new Democratic candidate for New York City Hall, for his promise to stop immigration raids if he becomes Eric Adams' successor. In a speech full of accusations, the president of the United States even raised doubts about the legality of the 33-year-old politician's U.S. citizenship. Trump's threats against Zohran MamdaniDurin…
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