Overview
- Posting on Truth Social, Trump said he would provide only the "bare minimum" of federal funds to New York City if Mamdani prevails.
- He urged New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat running as an independent, calling Cuomo capable and Mamdani not.
- In a CBS interview, Trump labeled Mamdani a "communist," emphasizing that he views him as worse than a socialist.
- Trump asserted the city would face economic and social catastrophe under a Mamdani administration.
- The Nov. 4 election features Mamdani as the polls' frontrunner at age 34, with Republican Curtis Sliwa described as an outsider.