US EditionZohran Mamdani vows to fight back against Trump's threat to withhold federal funding for NYC
Mamdani pledges to fight Trump’s threat to cut $7.4 billion in federal funds to NYC and cites legal precedents where states recovered over $30,000 per dollar spent.
- On Monday, Zohran Mamdani appeared on CNN and hit back at President Donald Trump's vow to withhold federal funding from New York City.
- President Donald Trump has warned on Truth Social he will cut New York City's federal funding and suggested he might 'clear the way' for Andrew Cuomo, former New York governor, over Mamdani.
- Telling CNN's Erin Burnett, Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, said, `No, we will fight for every single dollar that the city currently receives from the federal government` and cited California's legal success.
- With Adams out of the race, Mamdani launched an anti-Trump tour across the 5 boroughs and is seen as a front-runner, Mamdani said.
- On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized President Donald Trump's threatened funding cuts as illegal, arguing the federal government cannot pick and choose which cities to fund.
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Zohran Mamdani Claps Back After Trump Threatens To Withhold Federal Funding To NYC If He Becomes Mayor
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