THE GUARDIAN: President backs Cuomo in election eve Truth Social post as Mamdani hits back at Trump’s ‘threat – it is not the law’
On the eve of New York’s well-watched mayoral election, President Donald Trump issued a threat to its voters: stop Zohran Mamdani or pay.
“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad.”
Trump’s comments echo those broadcast on Sunday during his appearance on CBS’s 60 minutes, in which he said: “It’s gonna be hard for me as the president to give a lot of money to New York, because if you have a communist running New York, all you’re doing is wasting the money you’re sending there.” » | George Chidi | Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Trump news at a glance: president endorses and threatens on eve of New York City mayoral election: Trump backs Cuomo on Truth Social post on election eve as Mamdani hits back – key US politics stories from 3 November »
$42bn for Argentinians and cut off the funds for suffering Americans in New York! That doesn’t sound much like “America First” to me! Rather, that sound more like bias and hypocrisy. — © Mark Alexander
