President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan slammed New York state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani after the projected victory of the democratic socialist in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
“New York’s in trouble,” Homan said while discussing the apparent victory of Mamdani on John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby’s radio show Wednesday.
“I mean, President Trump’s made it clear we’re going to hammer — we’re going to double and triple down on sanctuary cities. So, what you see in New York City today, double it,” he added later.
Mamdani unexpectedly beat 10 other candidates in Tuesday’s New York mayoral Democratic primary, according to unofficial results, shocking political observers. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was on a path to a second-place finish.
Mamdani immigrated to the U.S. from Uganda as a child and has spent most of his life in the nation’s biggest city. If he clinches New York City’s top job in November, he would be its first Muslim and Asian mayor.
In a Truth Social post Wednesday, Trump called Mamdani “a 100% Communist Lunatic.”
“It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line. Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor. We’ve had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous,” Trump said in the post.
The Hill has reached out to Mamdani’s campaign for comment.
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