US President Donald Trump has threatened to limit federal funding for New York if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election in the largest American metropolis.
According to the American leader, it is “extremely unlikely“ that he will “allocate federal funds“ to New York, “except for the absolute minimum“, “if communist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election“. Trump has repeatedly stated that he considers Mamdani, who calls himself a “democratic socialist“, a communist. The New York mayoral election is scheduled for November 4.
Trump is confident that if Mamdani wins, “this once great city will have zero chance of success or even survival“. According to the president, “with a communist at the helm, things can only get worse“. “My responsibility is to govern this country. And I am deeply convinced that New York will face complete and utter economic and social collapse if Mamdani wins. The principles that he stands for have been tested for over a thousand years and have never failed“, Trump said.
The American president called on residents of the country's largest metropolis to vote for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo is a Democrat, but is running for mayor as an independent. "I'd rather see a Democrat with a track record of success win than a Communist with no track record of success who failed miserably," Trump explained.
US President Donald Trump believes that the actions of New York Governor Kathy Hochul have led to a significant increase in energy costs in the northeastern part of the country.
The head of state said on Truth Social that Hochul "is killing the whole region because energy prices are out of control and are expected to triple." The US president believes this is because the governor is refusing to approve the construction of several new natural gas pipelines in the state.
“All of Connecticut, including its governor, and New England (the states of Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island) are really mad at her“, Trump added.
He stressed that “the whole city of New York is dying because of her ridiculous fees“ for cars entering the city center. According to the American leader “people have to pay a fortune to get into Manhattan, so they just don“t come“. Trump believes the area has become a “ghost town“.
The president said he would ask US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy “to carefully consider“ the removal of the aforementioned fees. “The whole state is going to hell, so the federal government will be forced to step in,“ Trump added.