Overview
- In an ABC interview, Mamdani said he "would not be intimidated" by President Trump's potential National Guard deployment to New York City.
- He said he would turn to the courts to block any deployment he views as politically motivated.
- He argued the threat reflects intimidation rather than public safety concerns, noting that most of the highest-crime states are Republican-led.
- He reiterated revenue proposals — a 2% tax increase on New Yorkers earning over $1 million and a higher state corporate tax to match New Jersey — to fund universal childcare and a rent freeze.
- He named an all-woman transition team, with co-chairs that include former FTC chair Lina Khan, as Trump’s past comments and deployments to Memphis, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles kept federal–local tensions in focus.