President Donald Trump didn’t like what he heard when newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered his victory speech.
Now, the president is firing back and warning his new political rival.
Euphoric atmosphere in Brooklyn
The biggest topic in U.S. politics this week has undoubtedly been Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in the New York City mayoral race.
In the euphoric atmosphere that filled Brooklyn on election night, the 34-year-old Mamdani took the stage to deliver a victory speech, one that took direct aim at Donald Trump.
“New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant,” he said, adding: “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him.”
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But he didn’t stop there.
Wasting no time, Mamdani called out Trump directly, hinting at the fierce political battles to come. Facing a roaring crowd, he delivered four pointed words aimed squarely at the president:
“Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up!”
Trump fires back
It goes without saying that Donald Trump is no fan of Zohran Mamdani — the president has repeatedly labeled him a communist, even though Mamdani himself describes his politics as democratic socialist.
And of course, many had been waiting to hear Trump’s first reaction to Mamdani’s speech, and now, the president has finally given his first public response.
Trump, speaking with Fox News’ Bret Baier, fired back on Wednesday, saying that the newly elected New York City Mayor went too far. The president criticized the fiery victory speech, calling the remarks “angry toward me” and “very dangerous.”
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“It’s a very dangerous statement for him to make,” Trump said.
“He has to be a little bit respectful of Washington, because if he’s not, he doesn’t have a chance of succeeding.”
”Slimy Newscum, right?”
The president had previously warned that he would provide only the “very minimum” of federal funds to New York City if Mamdani won City Hall.
During his appearance at the America Business Forum in Miami on Wednesday, Trump also turned his attention to California Governor Gavin Newsom, unveiling a new nickname for his longtime political rival.
“Maybe that should be his nickname — Slimy. Slimy Newscum, right?” Trump said, prompting laughter from the crowd.
Newsom was quick to respond on X, writing simply:
“You lost.”
Meanwhile, in California, both Gov. Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber were named in a lawsuit filed by state Republicans after voters approved Proposition 50, a measure allowing the state to redraw congressional district boundaries.
