US EditionSanders Slams Trump Threat to Cut NYC Funding if Mamdani Wins
Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from New York City if Mamdani wins, raising constitutional concerns and potential legal battles over election-related retaliation.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to withhold about $7.4 billion in federal funding from New York City if Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election on November 4.
- Amid a pattern of federal pressure, President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold funds from sanctuary jurisdictions, targeting Zohran Mamdani’s progressive platform promising rent freezes and free transit.
- In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump wrote `He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City`, while Zohran Mamdani said `We will take that same approach` and vowed to fight for every dollar.
- A federal judge previously blocked such funding suspensions in August, and critics say the threat could violate the U.S. Constitution and First Amendment, prompting legal challenges if enforced.
- The intervention could set a precedent for federal-local relations as Zohran Mamdani leads major polls by 15 to 20 percent over Andrew Cuomo, sharpening the race with President Donald Trump active from Washington.
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New York City's Soon-to-Be Mayor Is Communist Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani, who appears poised to win the mayoral race in New York City, is going to drum up hate crime prevention with an 800% increase in funding to miraculously root out all bigotry. He is winning Jews over with this type of proposal. Mind you, it is very authoritarian and the city is out […] The post New York City’s Soon-to-Be Mayor Is Communist Zohran Mamdani appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
Donald Trump threatens to go against the Constitution if he doesn't get his way
President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off $7.4 billion in yearly federal funding to New York City – which goes against multiple Constitutional provisions as well as federal laws – if progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election in November. The threat marks a direct attempt by Trump to change the outcome of the race in the nation’s largest city. Mamdani, a 33-year-old New York state assemblyman and democratic socialist, …
Mamdani Hits Back at Trump Threat in Defiant CNN Hit: ‘We Will Fight!’
Queens Assemblyman and New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) hit back at President Donald Trump’s recent threat in a defiant CNN interview, promising “We will fight” against the president’s attempt at exerting leverage. Mamdani remains the shock frontrunner in a now-three-way race between former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) — now running as an independent — and Curtis Sliwa (R-NY) after Mayor Eric Adams (D-NY) dropped out this week. Trump…
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