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During a Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump threatened a federal takeover of New York if Zohran Mamdani wins the city's mayoral race.
NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press NOW to explain how Andrew Cuomo’s third-party mayoral bid could affect the remaining candidates in New York City’s general election.
Andrew Cuomo has seemingly declared himself an “anti-billionaire” as he re-entered the New York mayoral race. Mr Cuomo, the former New York governor, lost the Democratic primary to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani last month but on Monday announced he would stand as a third-party candidate.
Readers from around the world asked about Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s surprising primary win, its effect on national politics and how The Times covers elections.
The Democratic nominee is far from an outright majority win as he struggles to convince older, less educated voters in the outer boroughs.
Michael Glassner is the president of C&M Transcontinental LLC. He served as chief operating officer and deputy campaign manager for Donald J. Trump for President Inc. in the 2016 and 2020 campaigns and was a senior adviser on the 2024 campaign.
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, has vowed to strictly enforce the measure, Local Law 97, which calls for potentially expensive upgrades to buildings to curb greenhouse emissions.
Trump labels New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani a "communist" as Republicans aim to paint the progressive assemblyman as an extremist ahead of midterm elections.