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03-07-2025
- Politics
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Trump targets Mamdani again, says will 'save NYC' from 'Communist Lunatic'
Trump has renewed his attacks on Zohran Mamdani, calling the New York City mayoral candidate a 'Communist Lunatic' and vowing to protect the city from him. read more US President Donald Trump on Wednesday once again ramped up his attack on Zohran Mamdani, an Indian-origin candidate running for New York City mayor, calling him a 'Communist Lunatic' and pledging to 'save the city' from his leadership. Trump's remarks came after Mamdani strongly pushed back against Trump's earlier threats to have him arrested if he attempted to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in New York. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote: 'As President of the United States, I'm not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York. Rest assured, I hold all the levers, and have all the cards. I'll save New York City, and make it 'Hot' and 'Great' again, just like I did with the Good Ol' USA!' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Mamdani fiercely responded to the threats from Republicans and the US President. 'The President of the United States just threatened to have me arrested, stripped of my citizenship, put in a detention camp and deported,' Mamdani said. 'Not because I have broken any law but because I refuse to let ICE terrorise our city.' He added: 'His statements aren't just an attack on our democracy—they're meant to warn every New Yorker who refuses to stay silent: if you speak up, they'll come after you.' Trump also called Mamdani a 'pure, true communist' and a 'total nut job,' saying he would 'have a lot of fun with him' if Mamdani were elected. Mamdani, who became the Democratic nominee for mayor on Tuesday, would be New York City's first Muslim mayor if elected in November. The 33-year-old state assemblyman and self-described democratic socialist defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, winning 56% to Cuomo's 44% in the final round of ranked-choice voting.
Hamilton Spectator
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC's Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has a new political foil: New York's Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The president, who has a history of spewing sometimes vile insults at rivals, has in recent days escalated his attacks against the 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist. Trump has threatened to arrest Mamdani, to deport him and even to take over the country's largest city if he wins the general election in November. 'As President of the United States, I'm not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York. Rest assured, I hold all the levers, and have all the cards,' Trump wrote in an ominous message on his Truth Social site Wednesday morning. 'I'll save New York City, and make it ′Hot′ and ′Great′ again, just like I did with the Good Ol' USA!' Mamdani's surprise victory over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given Republicans a new target as they seek to paint the entire Democratic Party as extreme and out of touch with voters heading into elections this fall in New Jersey and Virginia and next year's high-stakes midterm elections. Since Mamdani's win, they have repeatedly highlighted his most controversial past comments and positions, casting him as dangerous, a communist, and an antisemite, and trying to tie him to all other Democratic officials. That has included intense criticism of his platform, as well as blatantly xenophobic and Islamophobic attacks. If Mamdani wins, he would become the city's furthest-left mayor in modern history. He ran on a platform that included opening city-run grocery stores, making buses free, freezing rent on rent-stabilized apartments, and raising property taxes on ' richer and whiter neighborhoods .' Though he softened his stance as he campaigned, he called the New York Police Department 'racist, anti-queer and a major threat to public safety' in a 2020 social media post, and in others, called for abolishing the entire prison system. He has also drawn intense criticism from members of both parties over his pro-Palestinian advocacy. That has included describing Israel's war in Gaza as 'genocide,' his refusal to disavow use of the phrase 'globalize the intifada,' which is seen as a call to violence for many Jews. Also, for his refusal to support the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state. His rise has sparked infighting and highlighted divisions among national Democratic officials, donors and political operatives. While many progressives have celebrated, seeing him as the future of a party aligned with leaders like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, moderates have bemoaned the election's outcome as a setback in their quest to broaden Democrats' appeal and move past the more controversial policies that appears to have alienated some voters in recent elections. Trump threatens Mamdani's citizenship Trump unleashed some of his sharpest threats against Mamdani Tuesday, during a visit to a new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. If Mamdani blocks ICE agents from making arrests in the city, 'Well, then we'll have to arrest him,' he said. 'Look, we don't need a communist in this country. But if we have one, I'm going to be watching over him very carefully on behalf of the nation.' Trump also amplified a false allegation that Mamdani, who was born in Uganda to Indian parents and came to New York when he was 7, is in the country illegally. 'A lot of people are saying he's here illegally. We're going to look at everything,' he said. Mamdani, who is Muslim, became a naturalized American citizen a few years after he graduated from college. If elected, he would be the city's first Muslim and Indian American mayor. Mamdani addressed the criticism during an appearance Wednesday, telling reporters that Trump is focusing on him to distract the public from the Republican mega tax and spending cuts bill that is moving through Congress. 'Donald Trump said that I should be arrested. He said that I should be deported. He said that I should be denaturalized. And he said those things about me ... because he wants to distract from what I fight for,' he said. 'I fight for the same people that he said he was fighting for. This is the same president who ran on a campaign of cheaper groceries, who ran on a campaign about easing the suffocating cost of living crisis. And ultimately, it is easier for him to fan the flames of division than to acknowledge the ways in which he has betrayed those working-class Americans.' Conservatives have turned their focus on Mamdani Until Mamdani's win, Trump and other Republicans had struggled to find a compelling foil. He frequently invokes his predecessor, Joe Biden. But with Democrats out of power and without a clear party leader, Trump has bounced from one official to the next, recently focusing his ire on Texas progressive Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Since Mamdani's national rise and toppling of Cuomo, conservative politicians and commentators have turned their focus on him. That effort was on display Wednesday, when Republicans blasted House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for defending Mamdani. 'Leader' Jeffries Just Bent the Knee to Commie Mamdani,' the National Republican Congressional Committee wrote in an email blast, adding: 'This radical platform is the future of the Democrat Party, and voters should be terrified.' The attacks have been brewing. Weeks before the primary, Vickie Paladino, a Republican member of the New York City Council, called for Mamdani to be deported. After Mamdani declared victory over Cuomo last week, Rep. Randy Fine, a Florida Republican, wrote on X that 'If Mamdani has his way, NYC classrooms won't be teaching the Constitution in civics class. They'll be teaching Sharia Law.' Another Republican congressman, Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas, circulated a video of Mamdani eating a rice dish with his hands on X and wrote, 'Civilized people in America don't eat like this. If you refuse to adopt Western customs, go back to the Third World.' Republican Rep. Andy Ogles, of Tennessee, has referred to Mamdani as 'little muhammad' and late last month wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi calling for the Justice Department to investigate whether Mamdani should be denaturalized as a citizen. ___ Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. 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Winnipeg Free Press
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC's Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has a new political foil: New York's Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The president, who has a history of spewing sometimes vile insults at rivals, has in recent days escalated his attacks against the 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist. Trump has threatened to arrest Mamdani, to deport him and even to take over the country's largest city if he wins the general election in November. 'As President of the United States, I'm not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York. Rest assured, I hold all the levers, and have all the cards,' Trump wrote in an ominous message on his Truth Social site Wednesday morning. 'I'll save New York City, and make it ′Hot′ and ′Great′ again, just like I did with the Good Ol' USA!' Mamdani's surprise victory over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given Republicans a new target as they seek to paint the entire Democratic Party as extreme and out of touch with voters heading into elections this fall in New Jersey and Virginia and next year's high-stakes midterm elections. Since Mamdani's win, they have repeatedly highlighted his most controversial past comments and positions, casting him as dangerous, a communist, and an antisemite, and trying to tie him to all other Democratic officials. That has included intense criticism of his platform, as well as blatantly xenophobic and Islamophobic attacks. If Mamdani wins, he would become the city's furthest-left mayor in modern history. He ran on a platform that included opening city-run grocery stores, making buses free, freezing rent on rent-stabilized apartments, and raising property taxes on ' richer and whiter neighborhoods.' Though he softened his stance as he campaigned, he called the New York Police Department 'racist, anti-queer and a major threat to public safety' in a 2020 social media post, and in others, called for abolishing the entire prison system. He has also drawn intense criticism from members of both parties over his pro-Palestinian advocacy. That has included describing Israel's war in Gaza as 'genocide,' his refusal to disavow use of the phrase 'globalize the intifada,' which is seen as a call to violence for many Jews. Also, for his refusal to support the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state. His rise has sparked infighting and highlighted divisions among national Democratic officials, donors and political operatives. While many progressives have celebrated, seeing him as the future of a party aligned with leaders like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, moderates have bemoaned the election's outcome as a setback in their quest to broaden Democrats' appeal and move past the more controversial policies that appears to have alienated some voters in recent elections. Trump threatens Mamdani's citizenship Trump unleashed some of his sharpest threats against Mamdani Tuesday, during a visit to a new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. If Mamdani blocks ICE agents from making arrests in the city, 'Well, then we'll have to arrest him,' he said. 'Look, we don't need a communist in this country. But if we have one, I'm going to be watching over him very carefully on behalf of the nation.' Trump also amplified a false allegation that Mamdani, who was born in Uganda to Indian parents and came to New York when he was 7, is in the country illegally. 'A lot of people are saying he's here illegally. We're going to look at everything,' he said. Mamdani, who is Muslim, became a naturalized American citizen a few years after he graduated from college. If elected, he would be the city's first Muslim and Indian American mayor. Mamdani addressed the criticism during an appearance Wednesday, telling reporters that Trump is focusing on him to distract the public from the Republican mega tax and spending cuts bill that is moving through Congress. 'Donald Trump said that I should be arrested. He said that I should be deported. He said that I should be denaturalized. And he said those things about me … because he wants to distract from what I fight for,' he said. 'I fight for the same people that he said he was fighting for. This is the same president who ran on a campaign of cheaper groceries, who ran on a campaign about easing the suffocating cost of living crisis. And ultimately, it is easier for him to fan the flames of division than to acknowledge the ways in which he has betrayed those working-class Americans.' Conservatives have turned their focus on Mamdani Until Mamdani's win, Trump and other Republicans had struggled to find a compelling foil. He frequently invokes his predecessor, Joe Biden. But with Democrats out of power and without a clear party leader, Trump has bounced from one official to the next, recently focusing his ire on Texas progressive Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Since Mamdani's national rise and toppling of Cuomo, conservative politicians and commentators have turned their focus on him. That effort was on display Wednesday, when Republicans blasted House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for defending Mamdani. 'Leader' Jeffries Just Bent the Knee to Commie Mamdani,' the National Republican Congressional Committee wrote in an email blast, adding: 'This radical platform is the future of the Democrat Party, and voters should be terrified.' The attacks have been brewing. Weeks before the primary, Vickie Paladino, a Republican member of the New York City Council, called for Mamdani to be deported. After Mamdani declared victory over Cuomo last week, Rep. Randy Fine, a Florida Republican, wrote on X that 'If Mamdani has his way, NYC classrooms won't be teaching the Constitution in civics class. They'll be teaching Sharia Law.' Another Republican congressman, Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas, circulated a video of Mamdani eating a rice dish with his hands on X and wrote, 'Civilized people in America don't eat like this. If you refuse to adopt Western customs, go back to the Third World.' Republican Rep. Andy Ogles, of Tennessee, has referred to Mamdani as 'little muhammad' and late last month wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi calling for the Justice Department to investigate whether Mamdani should be denaturalized as a citizen. ___
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Business Standard
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Trump vows to 'save' NYC from Mamdani, calls him 'Communist Lunatic'
US President Donald Trump has said that he will save the New York City from "Communist lunatic" Indian-origin mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, he wrote, "As President of the United States, I'm not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York. Rest assured, I hold all the levers, and have all the cards. I'll save New York City, and make it 'Hot' and 'Great' again, just like I did with the Good Ol' USA!" This comes hours after Mamdani refused to be "intimidated" by Trump. He issued a statement on Tuesday saying, "The President of the United States just threatened to have me arrested, stripped of my citizenship, put in a detention camp and deported. Not because I have broken any law but because I will refuse to let ICE terrorise our city," Mamdani said. "His statements don't just represent an attack on our democracy but an attempt to send a message to every New Yorker who refuses to hide in the shadow: if you speak up, they will come for you," he added. This is not the first time Trump has taken a shot at Mamdani. Last week, the US President called New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani 'a communist,' and said the Big Apple will become 'a communistic city' if he is elected mayor in November. 'I can't believe that's happening,' Trump told reporters at the White House. 'That's a terrible thing for our country, by the way.' Trump's came after Mamdani — who is a democratic socialist, not a communist — scored a stunning victory over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the first round of the city's Democratic mayoral primary.
The Irish Sun
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Nepo baby with Hollywood A-list parents lands huge movie role – can you guess who she is?
A nepo baby with Hollywood A-list parents stunned on the red carpet this week - but can you guess who she is ? The star is following in the footsteps of her famous actress mother and is set to have a huge role in an upcoming Hollywood film. 5 Nepo baby with Hollywood A-list parents stuns on the red carpet Credit: Getty 5 The star is following in the footsteps of her famous actress mother Credit: Getty The 20-year-old showed up and showed out in an elegant cream and pink dress with sheer laced sleeves and back which draped to the floor. The British actress paired the look with some pointed nude heels and some simple jewellery. If you haven't already guessed Nico is the daughter to none other than actress READ MORE ON NEPO BABIES Thandie and Ol also share 24-year-old Ripley and their youngest son Booker. Nico shot to stardom at just 14-years-old with her Hollywood debut of the remake of Disney's classic live-action Dumbo. She has gone on to have notable roles in HBO's hit series The Last Of Us and Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. Now, the actress is set to star in her biggest role to date as Astrid in the upcoming live-action remake of the 2010 film How To Train Your Dragon. Most read in Showbiz The film is set to release in the UK on June 9. The story will follow Hiccup played by standout actor Mason Thames on his journey bonding with a dragon, Gerard Butler will also be starring in the film as his father Stoick. How To Train Your Dragon Trailer (2025) official trailer This week, while promoting the film, Nico opened up about her famous mum and dad, on ITV's Lorraine, and revealed how "supportive" they were about her career. "My parents, the really lovely thing about both of them is that their advice is predominantly about, you know, how to be a good person, rather than, you know, how to behave on a film set," she said. "And I think that what's lovely about that is that the two kind of bleed into one another, because I think it's much more important to be a nice and normal person and be kind to others, rather than, you know, know what angle best suits you. "So, the advice that I get from them feels very, very much more so about life and things like that. 5 Nico is the daughter to none other than actress Thandiwe Newton Credit: Reuters "And the wonderful thing about that is that you can then take it on to work and wherever you go." Back in 2018, Thandiwe appeared on UK daytime show This Morning and spoke about how she manages her daughter entering the acting world. She said: 'Having a mother and father in the industry… she's been on endless sets. It's not that she takes it for granted, but it's not a world that she feels she's not entitled to be in. '(Plus) she has her mum right there like a lioness checking that everything is looked after. You can't stop the industry operating the way it has unless the truth comes out. 'I feel this great relief, excitement for the women coming into this industry now,' she added. 5 Nico's dad is famous director Ol Parker Credit: Getty 5 Aswell as Nico Ol and Thandiwe share daughter Ripley and a son called Booker Credit: Getty
