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Last Updated:July 02, 2025, 18:43 IST
Trump called Zohran Mamdani a "Communist Lunatic" and vowed to stop him from "destroying New York."
Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani
US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, calling him a “Communist Lunatic" and vowing to stop him from “destroying New York."
“As President of the United States, I’m not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York," Donald Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, adding, “Rest assured, I hold all the levers, and have all the cards. I’ll save New York City, and make it ‘Hot’ and ‘Great’ again, just like I did with the Good Ol’ USA!"
Donald Trump On Zohran Mamdani’s Arrest
The post comes after Donald Trump’s earlier remarks during an immigration roundtable at the New Florida Detention Facility, where the US President labeled Zohran Mamdani a “pure, true communist" and a “total nut job".
He said, “We’ll have a lot of fun with him if he’s elected. A lot of people are saying he is here illegally… We’re going to look over everything."
Read more: ‘Won’t Accept Intimidation’: Zohran Mamdani Responds To Donald Trump’s ‘Arrest’ Threats
Donald Trump also floated the idea of arresting Zohran Mamdani if he interferes with ICE operations in the city, saying, “Well then we’ll just have to arrest him."
What Zohran Mamdani Has Said On Donald Trump’s Remarks
Zohran Mamdani issued a sharp, defiant response, saying, “The President of the United States just threatened to have me arrested, stripped of my citizenship, put in a detention camp and deported. Not because I have broken any law but because I will refuse to let ICE terrorise our city." He called Donald Trump’s attacks “an attempt to send a message to every New Yorker who refuses to hide in the shadow: if you speak up, they will come for you."
Read more: ‘We’ll Have To Arrest Him’: Trump Slams ‘Communist’ Mamdani’s Stand On Illegal Immigrants
Zohran Mamdani’s Citizenship Under Scrutiny
Zohran Mamdani, born in Uganda to South Asian parents, immigrated to the United States in 1998 at the age of seven and became a US citizen in 2018. Despite his lawful naturalization and service as a New York State Assemblymember, his citizenship has become a flashpoint in his escalating feud with Donald Trump.
Location :New York, United States of America (USA)
First Published:News world 'I'll Save New York, I've The Cards': Trump Targets Zohran Mamdani With 'Lunatic' Dig
