NY Dems who have yet to endorse Mamdani unite in his defense against Trump

New York Democrats who have been reluctant to endorse socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani after he secured the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City united to defend him Tuesday when President Donald Trump threatened to arrest him if he didn't comply with federal immigration functionaries I don't care if you're the president of the United States if you threaten to unlawfully go after one of our neighbors you're picking a fight with million New Yorkers starting with me Gov Kathy Hochul D-N Y fired back at Trump on Tuesday evening The New York governor has sparred with Trump since he returned to the White House this year on issues like learning abortion and immigration More than a week after Mamdani declared preeminence in the Democratic primary Hochul has yet to endorse the socialist mayoral candidate New York Democratic Rep Ritchie Torres who endorsed former Gov Andrew Cuomo in the primary and has yet to endorse Mamdani in the general mentioned on Wednesday For a sitting president to causally threaten to arrest and deport a US citizen who won a major-party nomination is disgraceful Free societies do not arrest deport and otherwise weaponize regime against their political opponents MAMDANI OFFICIALLY WINS NYC DEM PRIMARY BY POINTS OVER CUOMO WHO'S STAYING IN THE RACE FOR NOWMamdani also hit back in a message on Wednesday responding to Trump's comments 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 shadows if you speak up they will come for you We will not accept this intimidation Mamdani mentioned MAMDANI'S POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE ROCKS DEMOCRATS DIVIDING PARTY ON PATH FORWARDVeteran Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo advised Fox News Digital The only people that matter in this voting are the people of New York Trump s rhetoric will only serve to solidify promotion for Mamdani in the city Trump is trying to nationalize the New York City mayoral race in an attempt to distract from the horrific policies he is peddling in Washington Caiazzo added Look we don't need a Communist in this country but if we have one I'm going to be watching over them very rigorously on behalf of the nation Trump stated Tuesday as he expressed willingness to arrest him Trump doubled down on his disdain for Mamdani in a Truth Social post Wednesday vowing to save New York City 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 mentioned Trump s jabs at Mamdani are the latest from Republicans working to paint him as the poster boy of far-left politics Following his primary mastery last week Republicans instantly attacked Mamdani s platform which calls for free rides on city buses freezing the rent on rent-stabilized apartments offering free early childcare and setting up city-owned grocery stores The president went as far as to call Mamdani a Communist Lunatic Mandani has also been targeted for his criticism of Israel and over his age and inexperience at just years old Mamdani surged to a primary accomplishment thanks to an energetic campaign that put a major focus on affordability and New York City's high cost of living Endorsements by Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the progressive rock star and New York City's bulk prominent leader on the left and by Sen Bernie Sanders of Vermont the progressive champion and two-time Democratic presidential nominee runner-up helped Mamdani consolidate patronage on the left CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMamdani made smart use of social media platforms including TikTok as he engaged low-propensity voters He proposed eliminating fares to ride New York City's vast bus system making CUNY City University of New York tuition-free freezing rents on municipal housing offering free childcare for children up to age and setting up government-run grocery stores