President Donald Trump took another jab at New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, calling him a "communist lunatic" and vowing to prevent him from "destroying" the city.
"As President of the United States, I'm not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York. 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!" Trump said in a publication on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday.
Trump has repeatedly slammed Mamdani this week. On Tuesday, he said the Democratic candidate will be arrested if he seeks to prevent ICE officials from making arrests in the city.
"Well then we'll have to arrest him," Trump said when asked about the possibility. Mamdani, who is close to becoming the Democratic nominee for New York City's mayoral elections, has vowed to "kick fascist ICE" out of the city.
Earlier that day he slammed New Yorkers who supported the candidate, saying I think the people in New York are crazy if they go this route."
"I think they're crazy. We will have a communist in the for the first time, really a pure, true communist. He wants to operate the grocery stores. The department stores. What about the people that are there? I think it's crazy," Trump added while talking to press outside the White House.
Moreover, on Sunday Trump threatened to cut off federal funding if he "doesn't behave himself" should he effectively become the city's new mayor. Fox News detailed that, according to the city's comptroller, over $100 billion go to New York from the federal government through different entities and programs.
Mamdani rejected being a communist and said he has already had to start getting "used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, how I sound, where I'm from, who I am" because he "wants to distract from what I'm fighting for."
"Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism. There has to be a better distribution of wealth for all of God's children in this country," he added.
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