second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, on October 22, 2025 in New York City. With less than two weeks left until New Yorkers go to the polls, mayoral candidates are set to make their closing arguments in a final debate. (Photo by Hiroko Masuike-Pool/Getty Images)
Celebrating his victory on Nov. 4 outside Brooklyn Paramount, Mamdani stood before an electric crowd and declared: “New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and as of tonight, led by an immigrant,” per the Guardian.
‘Communist lunatic’
President Donald Trump made it clear he wasn’t a fan. On June 25, the day after Mamdani claimed the primary, Trump shared a Truth Social post, calling the assemblyman a “100% Communist Lunatic.”
“It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line. Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor,” Trump wrote.
“We’ve had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous. He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he’s not very smart, he’s got AOC+3, Dummies ALL, backing him, and even our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, is groveling over him. Yes, this is a big moment in the History of our Country!”
But, it didn’t stop there.
‘Better looking person’
Just days before Mamdani claimed his victory, Trump spoke on CBS’s 60 Minutes weighed in on the race in his hometown – and the man who would soon beat his political allies at the ballot box.Continue reading…
