Overview

• On NBC’s Meet the Press, Mamdani reiterated his self-described democratic socialist identity and rebuffed President Trump’s labeling him a “100% Communist Lunatic.”
• He defended a progressive platform that includes fare-free buses, free childcare, rent freezes, a $30 minimum wage and wealth taxes on top earners.
• Facing pressure over speech, Mamdani declined to condemn the slogan “globalize the intifada” but pledged an 800 percent boost in anti-hate-crime funding to protect Jewish New Yorkers.
• President Trump warned on Fox News that he would withhold more than $100 million in federal funding if Mamdani does not “do the right thing” as mayor.
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have withheld endorsements pending further policy clarifications.