US EditionZohran Mamdani vows to fight back against Trump's threat to withhold federal funding for NYC
Mamdani pledges to fight Trump’s threat to cut $7.4 billion in federal funds to NYC and cites legal precedents where states recovered over $30,000 per dollar spent.
- On Monday, Zohran Mamdani appeared on CNN and hit back at President Donald Trump's vow to withhold federal funding from New York City.
- President Donald Trump has warned on Truth Social he will cut New York City's federal funding and suggested he might 'clear the way' for Andrew Cuomo, former New York governor, over Mamdani.
- Telling CNN's Erin Burnett, Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, said, `No, we will fight for every single dollar that the city currently receives from the federal government` and cited California's legal success.
- With Adams out of the race, Mamdani launched an anti-Trump tour across the 5 boroughs and is seen as a front-runner, Mamdani said.
- On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized President Donald Trump's threatened funding cuts as illegal, arguing the federal government cannot pick and choose which cities to fund.
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Mamdani tells 'The View' that withholding federal funds to NYC is one of Trump's 'many threats' - The Pulse of NH
ABC(NEW YORK) -- Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City and a state assemblyman, said on ABC’s "The View" on Wednesday -- just days after incumbent Mayor Eric Adams left the race -- he was not concerned over recent threats by President Donald Trump to withhold federal funding from New York City if he gets elected.Trump wrote on Monday on his social media platform, “Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, …
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