Overview
- President Donald Trump said federal operations in New York will continue, asserting his administration will deport criminals following Zochran Mamdani’s election.
- Trump has threatened to reduce federal funds for the city, with coverage noting he has previously raised the possibility of deploying the National Guard.
- The New York Times reported Trump denounces Mamdani in public yet describes him in private as a talented politician.
- Mamdani set a January 1 swearing-in and signaled a courtroom strategy, pledging to add 200 lawyers to the city’s legal team.
- The mayor-elect’s agenda targets affordability with a rent freeze, free city buses, and municipally run low-cost groceries, though several proposals would require state-level action.