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A collage of images from November 5, 2025, features New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (on the right) alongside President Donald Trump — Reuters
MIAMI: President Donald Trump expressed on Wednesday that “we want New York to succeed,” hinting at potential U.S. support for Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist elected as New York City’s mayor.
“We’ll assist him, maybe a little,” Trump said during a speech in Miami, a day after Mamdani’s decisive electoral win.
In his Miami address, Trump remarked: “Let’s see how Mamdani performs in New York.” He also suggested that the country’s sovereignty was compromised when New Yorkers chose Mamdani, a leftist, to lead the city.
“We’ll handle it,” Trump asserted, without elaborating, and claimed that New York could turn into a communist city.
He added that Miami would soon serve as a refuge for those fleeing what he called the “communism” taking hold in New York.
“The choice facing Americans has never been clearer: do we embrace communism or common sense?” Trump questioned, framing the decision as between an “economic disaster” and an “economic miracle.”
This speech marked the first anniversary of Trump’s victory over Democrat Kamala Harris.
“We rescued our economy, regained freedoms, and on that magnificent night 365 days ago, we saved our country,” Trump told his supporters.
Mamdani’s surge in the mayoral race came despite intense criticism of his policies and Muslim heritage from business elites, conservative media, and Trump himself.
“If anyone can show a betrayed nation how to overcome Trump—who was born from this city—it’s the city that gave him rise,” Mamdani proclaimed in a victory speech late Tuesday.
His victory, along with the Democrats’ wins in Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races, signals a shifting political climate as the country prepares for next year’s midterms, where congressional control will be contested.
In another win for Democrats, California voters approved a measure to redraw electoral districts, aiming to curb gerrymandering schemes implemented by Trump in other states.
Trump rejected any responsibility for Tuesday’s results.
On his Truth Social platform, he cited unnamed pollsters who claimed that Republican losses stemmed from the government shutdown and the absence of his name on the ballots.
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This story is ongoing and will be updated with additional details.
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