Trump Threatens NYC Funding Over Mamdani After Adams Drops Out

Sept. 29, 2025, 1:12 PM UTC

Donald Trump said he would seek to deny federal funds to New York City if mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was elected, in the president’s latest bid to rally voters against the Democratic nominee a day after current Mayor Eric Adams said he would end his reelection bid.

“He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City,” Trump wrote in a social media post Monday. “Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, in order to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist promises. He won’t be getting any of it, ...

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