'Because I fight for working people': Mamdani on why Trump wants him arrested

New York City mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani connected Wednesday responded to Donald Trump’s repeated calls for his apprehension and deportation, saying the US president’s hostility wasn’t astir his individuality but astir what helium stood for.

"Yesterday, Donald Trump said that I should beryllium arrested. He said that I should beryllium deported. He said that I should beryllium denaturalised. And helium said those things astir me, idiosyncratic who stands to beryllium the archetypal migrant politician of this metropolis successful generations, idiosyncratic who would besides beryllium the archetypal Muslim and the archetypal South Asian politician successful this city's history," helium said addressing a gathering."It is little truthful due to the fact that of who I am, due to the fact that of wherever I travel from, due to the fact that of however I look oregon however I speak, and much truthful due to the fact that helium wants to distract from what I combat for.

I combat for moving people," helium added.

He further said that Trump's onslaught was aimed astatine fanning "the flames of part than to acknowledging the ways successful which helium has betrayed those moving people Americans not conscionable successful this metropolis but crossed this state and the ways successful which helium continues to betray them."Criticising the Big Beautiful Bill, Mamdani said, "Legislation that volition bargain nutrient from the hungry. Legislation that looks to physique upon 1 of the largest transfers of wealthiness we've seen successful caller past successful his archetypal medication and bash it erstwhile again for the precise Americans who person had enough."

The caller remarks came aft Trump vowed to not "let this Communist Lunatic destruct New York". "As President of the United States, I’m not going to fto this Communist Lunatic destruct New York. Rest assured, I clasp each the levers, and person each the cards. I’ll prevention New York City, and marque it “Hot” and “Great” again, conscionable similar I did with the Good Ol’ USA!" helium said successful a station connected Truth Social.

Mamdani’s triumph implicit Andrew Cuomo has made him a premier Republican target, arsenic they effort to represent Democrats arsenic utmost up of upcoming elections. If elected, Mamdani would beryllium New York City’s furthest-left politician successful modern history, with a level of city-run groceries, escaped buses, rent freezes, and higher spot taxes connected affluent areas.