Trump: I'll have fun with nut job Mamdani
Speaking on the White House's south lawn on Tuesday, the US president also said New Yorkers would be 'crazy' to elect the socialist as mayor.
Mr Mamdani, 33, claimed victory over Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic New York Governor, on election night last week in the Democratic mayoral primary. Final results will be announced later on Tuesday.
'I think we're gonna have a lot of fun with him,' Mr Trump, who was born in Queens, told reporters.
'Frankly, I've heard he's a total nut job. I think the people of New York are crazy. If they go this route, I think they're crazy. We will have a communist in the for the first time, really a pure, true communist'.
Mr Trump branded the 33-year-old a 'communist lunatic'. Mr Mamdani, a self-described socialist Democrat, is a vocal supporter of Palestine who has been accused of inciting anti-Semitism by refusing to condemn the phrase 'globalise the intifada'.
He has pledged to de-fund the police, abolish prisons, endorsed decriminalising prostitution and promised to block US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' efforts to deport undocumented migrants.
Mr Trump last week wrote on Truth Social: 'It's finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line.
Mr Trump added: 'He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he's not very smart, he's got AOC+3, dummies ALL, backing him, and even our great Palestinian senator, cryin' Chuck Schumer, is grovelling over him. Yes, this is a big moment in the history of our country!'
In another post, Mr Trump suggested that Mr Mamdani's appointment, along with other democrats, could 'screw' the country.
He said: 'I have an idea for the Democrats to bring them back into 'play'.'
'The Democrats should nominate low IQ candidate, Jasmine Crockett, for president, and AOC+3 should be, respectively, vice president, and three high level members of the Cabinet – added together with our future communist mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, and our country is really SCREWED!'
Mr Mamdani will compete against Eric Adams, New York's incumbent mayor, in November's general election.
Mr Adams pulled out of the Democratic primary after public backlash to a now-dismissed federal corruption case brought against him, and will instead run as an independent.
The city has not elected a Republican mayor since 2005.
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