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@TimesNowWill not accept this intimidation: Zohran Mamdani reacts to Donald Trump's 'arrest' threat. @Rishabhmpratap & @ShreyaOpines explain the entire tussle.
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Trump Threatens NYC Mayoral Nominee Mamdani With Arrest Over ICE Stance
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President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, saying at a Florida press conference that he would have the 33-year-old arrested and potentially stripped of his citizenship if, as mayor, he blocks federal immigration agents from conducting deportation operations in the city. Trump called Mamdani “a communist” and claimed, without evidence, that the candidate may be in the country illegally, adding that his administration would "look at everything."
Mamdani, a Ugandan-born, naturalized U.S. citizen who describes himself as a democratic socialist, condemned the remarks as “an attack on our democracy” and promised he would “refuse to let ICE terrorize our city.” The state assemblyman secured the Democratic nomination on Tuesday after ranked-choice tabulation showed him defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo 56% to 44%—a margin of roughly 117,000 votes (545,334 to 428,530).
Trump’s threat underscores how immigration enforcement and questions of political ideology are shaping the November mayoral race, which will pit Mamdani against incumbent Eric Adams—whom the president praised as “a very good person”—Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent attorney Jim Walden. Legal scholars noted that revoking the citizenship of a naturalized American for political reasons would almost certainly face an immediate court challenge, but the confrontation signals escalating tensions between the White House and New York City over immigration policy.
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