Mamdani vows to defy Trump in fiery final march from Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall ahead of Election Day
Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani struck a defiant tone in an early morning speech Monday in response to President Donald Trump’s "threats" to block federal funding to New York City if...
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Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani struck a defiant tone in an early morning speech Monday in response to President Donald Trump’s "threats" to block federal funding to New York City if the democratic socialist is elected Tuesday. Mamdani marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall at sunrise in a dramatic demonstration on the eve of Election Day. Flanked by supporters, local officials and Attorney General Letitia James , Mamdani promised to fight back against the Trump administration. "What we have seen in cities and states across the country is the necessity of, not just using the bully pulpit but also the courts, to ensure that every dollar that a municipality is owed is a dollar that is paid," Mamdani said. "And I will take every single day, after this election, to put together my city government, my city hall, to ensure that it is prepared not only for the threats from Donald Trump, but also the threats from an affordability crisis that has put one in four New Yorkers in poverty." Trump told CBS' Norah O'Donnell on "60 Minutes" Sunday that if Mamdani wins, it is "going to be hard for me, as the president, to give a lot of money to New York." ZOHRAN MAMDANI LAUNCHES ANTI-TRUMP TOUR ACROSS FIVE BOROUGHS IN NEW YORK CITY "Because if you have a communist running New York, all you're doing is wasting the money you're sending there," Trump added. ZOHRAN MAMDANI VOWS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S THREAT TO WITHHOLD FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NYC The president has criticized Mamdani's mayoral campaign since the self-described democratic socialist defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary in June. Trump refers to Mamdani as a "100% Communist Lunatic" or "my little communist" — a moniker Mamdani rejects. This summer, after securing the Democratic Party's nomination , Mamdani hosted a week-long " Five Boroughs Against Trump " campaign throughout New York City. "I'm not a fan of Cuomo one way or the other, but if it's going to be between a bad Democrat and…