U.S BREAKING: ‘Communist’ Mamdani Mocked by New York Post After Historic Mayoral Win in NYC 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory as New York City’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor has drawn sharp criticism from the Murdoch-owned New York Post. The tabloid’s provocative cover, featuring hammer-and-sickle imagery, framed Mamdani as a “socialist mayor” and suggested a shift toward socialism in the city. Mamdani, 34, defeated Andrew Cuomo with record turnout, but the Post highlighted his democratic socialist platform, foreign campaign donations, and framed his policies as radical.

Trump threatens to pull federal funding to NYC if Mamdani is elected: ‘He’s a communist’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 29: Zohran Mamdani, New York City Mayoral Candidate, and Letitia James, Attorney General of New York, take part in the 2025 NYC Pride March on June 29, 2025 in New York City. The annual Pride parade is expected to draw more than a million people for the largest Pride event in North America. It will feature 60 floats and over 75,000 marchers. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:18 PM – Sunday, June 29, 2025

President Donald Trump sharply criticized NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, threatening to cut federal funding if he is elected and implements his proposed agenda.

Trump slammed Mamdani as a “pure communist,” during a Sunday interview on Fox News.

“He’s a communist, and I think it’s very bad for New York,” Trump stated. “Let’s just say, if he does get in, I’m going to be president and he’s going to have to do the right thing, or they’re not getting any money.”

According to NYC’s comptroller, the city enjoyed over $100 billion from the federal government through various programs and entities in 2024, which could significantly impact Mamdani’s proposed agenda.

“I can tell you this, whoever’s mayor of New York is going to have to behave themselves, or the federal government is coming down very tough on them financially,” Trump continued. “I used to say we will never have a socialist in this country.”

“He’s a radical left lunatic,” he added.

Trump’s comments follow after 33-year-old Mamdani was able to secure the NYC’s Democrat mayoral primary over former New York Governor Chris Cuomo, positioning Mamdani as a front runner for November’s election.

Mamdani’s socialist agenda includes freezing rents for rent-stabilized units, city-owned grocery stores, free bus fares, tax increases for “Whiter neighborhoods,” and upholding NYC’s sanctuary status, among other things.

Mamdani appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where he refuted Trump’s claim that he’s a communist, stating: “No, I am not.”

“I am not, and I have already had to start getting used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, how I sound, where I’m from, who I am,” Mamdani stated.

Mamdani also reiterated his belief that billionaires shouldn’t exist – vowing to increase taxes on “richer, whiter neighborhoods.”

“I don’t think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality – and ultimately what we need more of is equality across our city and across our state and across our country,” Mamdani stated, “And I look forward to work with everyone, including billionaires, to make a city that is fairer for all of them.”

Additionally, Mamdani has also vowed to uphold NYC’s sanctuary status amidst President Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

“It’s a policy that had previously been defended by Democrats and Republicans alike, until the fear mongering of this current mayor,” Mamdani stated, referencing NYC Mayor Eric Adams. “And it’s a policy that we’ve seen ensures that New Yorkers can get out of the shadows and into the full life of the city that they belong to, and it’s one that I will be proud to stand up for.”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) have all expressed support for Mamdani’s campaign.

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Socialist NYC Mayor Candidate FACES DEPORTATION After Communist AGENDA Exposed

In this video, I break down the absolute insanity surrounding NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani—a radical socialist who's somehow managed to stun both the left and right. From wanting to freeze rent, replace police with social workers, and raise the minimum wage to $30/hour, to threatening to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the city—this guy’s platform is a dumpster fire of delusion. Even Democrats are running scared from him, and now there’s talk of stripping his citizenship over possible ties to t*rrorism. I lay out how his utopian promises will destroy New York’s economy, drive away billionaires, and crush the working class under fake compassion. I will show the receipts, call out the lies, and expose the ridiculousness behind this clown show of a campaign. Even 50 Cent had to speak up. You don’t want to miss this.