Trump suggests running NYC if Mamdani elected and the White House taking control of DC [View all]
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 08 July 2025 16:09 EDT
President Donald Trump said his administration is considering a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., and has suggested that he would also consider targeting New York City should Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani win the mayor’s race this fall.
His Tuesday remarks to reporters at the White House escalated his attacks against the 33-year-old Democratic nominee, who Trump has threatened with arrest, denaturalization and removal from the country while repeatedly branding him a communist.
“I’m not getting involved,” Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting. “But I can tell you this. I used to say we will not ever be a socialist country. Well, I’ll say it again. We’re not gonna have it,” he continued. “If a communist gets elected to run New York, it can never be the same. But we have tremendous power at the White House to run places where we have to.”
Trump then said “we could run D.C.”
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nyc-washington-dc-takeover-b2785075.html
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