2/7/2025–|Last update: 20:39 (Mecca time)
He said Zahran Mamdani The candidate who won the preliminary elections forFor the Democratic Party For a mayor’s position New York“The American President Donald Trump He threatened to withdraw his nationality and deport him, “stressing his refusal to silence and intimidate.
This came in a post on X, in response to Trump’s statements in which Mamdani was accused of obstructing the work of the Immigration and Customs Department regarding the deportation of irregular migrants.
Mamdani explained that President Trump threatened him to withdraw and deport his nationality because he promised not to cooperate with the Immigration and Customs Department if he was elected Mayor of New York.
“Trump did not say these words because I violated the law, but rather because I will not allow the Immigration and Customs Administration to terrorize our city,” he added.
“Trump’s comments are not only an attack on our democracy, but also a message to every resident in New York that rejects silence. We will not accept silence and this threat.”
My statement on Donald Trump’s threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President “helped out” of legal accountability. https://t.co/m7pNcT2DFS pic.twitter.com/UcYakMx4lI
– Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani) July 1, 2025
During a press conference in a new center for detention of immigrants In the state of Florida Tuesday, Trump said that if Mamdani does not cooperate with the Immigration and Customs Department, they will “have to arrest him.”
Yesterday, Mamdani, a member of the New York State Council, won the preliminary elections of the Democratic Party to run for the mayor of the city, according to the official results.
According to the final results, Mamdani won 56% of the votes of voters, beating his rival, New York State Governor Andrew Como by 12 points.
Mamdani, 33, will become the first Muslim mayor from South Asia to New York if he won the main elections scheduled for November 4.
And Mandani, who stands out as a democratic socialist, launched promises during his campaign such as making public transport free, freezing rental increases, and imposing higher taxes on high -income population.