Overview
- Speaking at the America Business Forum in Miami, President Trump said Americans now face a choice “between communism and common sense” after Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City mayor.
- Trump told the crowd the United States “lost a little bit of sovereignty” with the result, called Democrats’ pick a “communist,” and said Miami would be a refuge for those “fleeing communism in New York.”
- He contrasted what he called an opposition “economic nightmare” with his claimed “economic miracle,” and added, “We’ll take care of it,” without detailing specific actions.
- Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist who defeated Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, responded in his victory remarks by calling Trump a “despot” and saying, “turn the volume up.”
- Reporting has noted Trump previously threatened to consider withholding federal funding from New York City if a candidate like Mamdani won, underscoring potential federal–city friction as the mayor-elect prepares to take office.