Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC’s Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe
July 2, 2025
President Donald Trump has a new political foil: New York’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani. In recent days, the president has escalated his attacks against the 33-year-old self-described Democratic socialist, threatening to arrest Mamdani, to deport him and even take over the country’s largest city if he wins the general election in November. Mamdani’s stunning, surprise victory over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given Republicans a new target as they seek to paint the entire Democratic Party as extreme and out of touch with voters heading into elections this fall in New Jersey and Virginia and next year’s high-stakes midterm elections.
