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New York City S New Mayor Zohran Mamdani Calls Out Trump In Victory

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NEW YORK ‒ Zohran Mamdani dared President Donald Trump to keep going after him in a combative speech after his Nov. 4 New York City mayoral election victory. Mamdani, the subject of months of attacks from the president, called Trump out by name as the democratic socialist hailed a “mandate for change” with his victory. “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him,” Mamdani, 34, said. “And if there is any way to defeat a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.” He added: “This is not only how we stop Trump ‒ it’s how we stop the next one.

So, Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.” The crowd at the Brooklyn Paramount, where Mamdani supporters gathered for the evening, erupted in applause. Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old democratic socialist, who promised to transform city government to restore power to the working class and fight... In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious — skeptics say unrealistic — campaign promises. With his commanding win, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa.

He will also become New York’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1. “The conventional wisdom would tell you that I am far from the perfect candidate. I am young, despite my best efforts to grow older. I am Muslim. I am a democratic socialist.

And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this,” Mamdani declared to a roaring crowd at his victory party. He cast his win as a boon for blue-collar workers struggling to get by. “New York, tonight you have delivered a mandate for change,” he said, vowing to ”wake up each morning with a singular purpose: To make this city better for you than it was the day... New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani called out President Donald Trump in his victory speech Tuesday after defeating disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). “After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him,” Mamdani, who will be the city’s youngest mayor in...

“And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.” “This is not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one,” the 34-year-old continued, to applause at the Paramount theater in Brooklyn. “So Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.” The state assemblymember went on to vow that his upcoming administration will put an end to “the Donald Trumps” of New York City and a “culture of corruption” that has allowed billionaires to take... “We will stand alongside unions and expand labor protections because we know, just as Donald Trump does, that when working people have ironclad rights, the bosses who seek to extort them become very small... Both Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa conceded on Tuesday night.

"The future is in our hands, my friends, we have toppled a political dynasty," New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said to a roaring crowd in Brooklyn. The mayoral race that skyrocketed to national attention came to a stunning conclusion on Tuesday; 34-year-old democratic socialist Mamdani is projected to be the next mayor of New York City, according to ABC News'... Mamdani's victory will make him the city's first Muslim and South Asian mayor. His identity became a topic of scrutiny throughout the course of the campaign, with Mamdani accusing Independent candidate former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as well as Vice President JD Vance, of engaging in Islamophobic attacks. Trump has called Mamdani a "communist lunatic" and, before the election Tuesday, threatened to withhold federal funding to New York City if Mamdani were to win.

New York City’s newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, during his victory speech on Wednesday, launched a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown across the country and said New York will remain... “New York will remain the city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, clearly led by an immigrant," he said. Also taking a direct swipe at the US President, Mamdani, amid a thunderous applause from supporters gathered to celebrate his historic win, said, “So, Donald Trump, since I know you are watching, I have... Mamdani also vowed to tackle corruption and hold the wealthy accountable, adding, “We will put an end to the culture of corruption that allows billionaires like Trump to evade taxation and exploit tax breaks." Mamdani: “Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up." pic.twitter.com/AOFUquvYBQ— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 5, 2025 Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday welcomed Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City mayoral race.

(AP video shot by: Imad Isseid) Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York.

(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York.

(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the mayor-elect goes behind the scenes of his meeting with the president and talks about some of his political heroes. Zohran Mamdani won’t become New York City’s mayor until January 1, but there is already immense pressure on him to achieve great things. Yet the 34-year-old democratic socialist, who will be the city’s youngest mayor since Hugh John Grant served in the late 19th century, shows few signs of being overwhelmed. In fact, in a new conversation with The Nation, Mamdani spoke of his determination to make bold and unexpected moves both to protect New Yorkers from economic and political threats and to directly improve... The boldness of Mamdani’s postelection approach has extended to talking with ideological opposites—as he did in his high-profile November meeting with Donald Trump at the White House, and in a less widely reported follow-up...

Trump’s respectful response to the outreach from the incoming mayor who, just weeks before the two met, had referred to the president as “a despot,” shocked pundits and politicians—including a good many Republican candidates... Mamdani told me that he went into the White House meeting with a clear understanding of the differences he has with Trump, whom he decried throughout much of the 2025 campaign as “a fascist”... The mayor-elect knew that a long string of political figures from the US and around the world had been dressed down, embarrassed, and attacked by the president during White House meetings. He also knew that, while he would be civil to Trump, he would not disavow his deeply held progressive beliefs, nor minimize their fundamental ideological differences. Updated on: November 23, 2025 / 11:31 PM EST / CBS New York Zohran Mamdani is back in New York City following his meeting with President Trump at the White House on Friday, where their unexpectedly friendly Oval Office news conference appeared to go off without a...

The mayor-elect spoke to reporters Sunday morning outside a church in the Bronx, where he said the high-stakes meeting with the president was "productive" and focused on delivering for New Yorkers. "I've been heartened by the responses I've received from New Yorkers across the five boroughs who were encouraged to see the focus on cost of living and the affordability crisis that so many are... Mr. Trump said Friday they had a "really good meeting" after the pair spoke privately inside the Oval Office and then held a joint news conference.

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