BREAKING: Trump Responds to Mamdani Win — “AND SO IT BEGINS!”
Just minutes after Zohran Mamdani was projected to win the New York City mayoral race, President Donald J. Trump posted a pointed, three-word message:
“…AND SO IT BEGINS!”
The remark is widely seen as Trump signaling the start of a political and ideological showdown between the White House and New York City’s new leadership. Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist who has openly supported anti-Israel rallies and calls to defund the NYPD, has been sharply criticized by Jewish community leaders and law-and-order advocates.
Trump has already warned that a Mamdani administration could put New York’s federal funding at risk, saying previously that Mamdani is:
“a communist… a pure communist.”
and that under his presidency:
“He’s going to have to do the right thing. They’re not getting any money otherwise.”
Trump also blasted Mamdani’s stance on Israel, saying:
“Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a self-professed Jew-hater, is a stupid person.”
With Mamdani now elected, Trump’s “…AND SO IT BEGINS!” is being interpreted as a warning that New York is headed into a period of deep fiscal, political, and cultural conflict — with federal support hanging in the balance.
A political showdown between Washington and New York is about to begin.
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