Donald Trump said that I should be arrested. Someone who would also be the first Muslim and the first South Asian mayor in this city’s history, less so because of who I am, because of where I come from, because of how I look or how I speak and more so because he wants to distract from what I fight for. I fight for working people.
Mamdani responds to Trump's call for his arrest and defends his candidacy.
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We will govern without shame and insecurity, making no apology for what we believe. I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will govern as a democratic socialist.
There were more New Yorkers who voted for President Trump in the most recent presidential election because of that focus on cost of living
So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.
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