President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to withhold federal funding from New York following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s endorsement of Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in the city’s mayoral race.
“Governor Kathy Hochul of New York has Endorsed [sic] the ‘Liddle Communist,’ Zohran Mamdani, running for Mayor of New York,” Trump wrote on his social media platform early Monday. “This is a rather shocking development, and a very bad one for New York City. How can such a thing happen? Washington will be watching this situation very closely. No reason to be sending good money after bad!”
Hochul’s endorsement represents a significant shift for the governor, who had kept her distance from Mamdani’s candidacy for months.
“In the past few months, I’ve had frank conversations with him. We’ve had our disagreements,” Hochul wrote. “But in our conversations, I heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe in their neighborhoods and where opportunity is within reach for every family. I heard a leader who is focused on making New York City affordable — a goal I enthusiastically support.”
The governor’s move gives a boost to Mamdani, a democratic socialist assemblyman from Queens who won the Democratic nomination in June but has so far struggled to win backing from the state’s political establishment.
Top Democratic leaders — including Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — have yet to endorse Mamdani. It remains unclear whether Hochul’s decision will pressure them to fall in line.
Trump’s remarks mark his second intervention in the New York mayoral race in less than a week. On Friday, the president told Fox & Friends that Mamdani appeared poised to win the four-way contest against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is running as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. “I’m not looking at the polls too carefully, but it would look like he’s going to win,” Trump said. “And that’s a rebellion.”
Mamdani, 33, has built his campaign around proposals such as taxing the wealthy, expanding affordable housing, and providing free public transit — a platform that has energized progressive voters but drawn criticism from moderates and business leaders. Hochul’s endorsement could unify fractured Democratic support behind him at a pivotal moment in the race.
The threat of federal funding cuts introduces a new layer of risk for the state, as New York relies heavily on federal aid for infrastructure, housing, and public safety. The White House did not provide details on what funds could be at risk.
The New York mayoral election is set for November 4.
What are we gonna do…
Nebach…
The meshugoyim are coming to town…
Oy oy oy
Socialism and communism are just distractions, and, sadly, for many voters, not a bug, but a feature. His true ideology is trrism. Look at his pro hms statements and participation. It’s a question of basic security. He and the extremist/trr supporter who is running for mayor of Minneapolis, are fully aligned with the Sept 11 pilots. This is not hyperbole. Praying for clarity for both sides of the aisles. Civilization needs to be built, not the opposite. We are doing our part for Moshiach and the geulah, to be victorious over the opposite forces.
Disturbing, we all better wake up , and realize what’s happening here ,, we think it’s bad now ?
A literal enemy of the Jewish People has a good chance of winning the Mayoral Election Race in the most heavily Jewish populated city in the US, and the Jews are silent.
How are we not meeting and galvanizing every single Jew aged 18 and up to go out and vote for the candidate with the highest probability of winning, regardless of personal feelings?
Why are people asleep? This is a city that has the power in numbers of Jewish voters and can actually make a difference!
Yidden! Wake up!
The majority of jews in ny are liberal non orthodox and dont share the same values
this shows how much what we do and how we act matters….Am Yisroa’l Chai…we say 3 times a day look at us all as one….YEAH…
My comment was made in reference to the Jews who do care. Those in include many religious Jews, Traditional Jews and Jews who don’t have a suicidal death wish.
Need more volunteers. Agudath Israel of America’s registering efforts is a good place to start. They have a way to volunteer. And let’s remain prayerful and focussed on the goal of Moshiach and the Geulah.
Vote him out
With this endorsement she now becomes very beatable in the next election for governor.
Say tehillim, register, check voter status, put in change of address and absentee ballot if necessary, find out early voting times and places etc. And of course keep focussed on Moshiach and the Geulah.
Typical self serving politician with a matching smile just like mamdani
wow…everything is just covered over….sad….
she is so evil. the worst part, is that Jewish so called leaders support her!!! even people in our community are supporting her. i don’t want to sound tough but a big shot lady in our community acts like she’s her best friend . enough is enough, even pirkei avos this week tells you not be friends with these evil people , they only will use you. there must be a stand to make sure the terrorist madmani cant ever win. we need community support to go door to door to register everyone . and maybe have mail in ballots… Read more »
I always saw right through her fake smile,she looks like she’ll do anything for money and prestige! Just smile for the cameras,shake the right hands and get away with anything….
Thank you for saying the truth, it’s refreshing
Was it only last year Hochul donated nearly 5 million (!) to the JCM?
You can complain about her, but give credit where due “וגם חרבונה זכור לטוב.”
So that our leaders support her and that 5 million is like a hundred dollars for her. We dont benifit as a whole that a jewish museum in our neighborhood got money . It doesnt help our pockets and it doesnt help our safety.
Our lives have really improved since jcm got 5 million dollars from kathy hochul.
oh maybe because me may have a mayor worse than you know who….and such…that could be it….
So she takes 5 million from our pocket and then buys the loyalty of our supposed leaders at our expense. And we are not supposed to notice.
Lovely, just lovely.
YOUR DISGUSTING TO EVEN THINK WHAT YOU WROTE, SHES SUPPORTING A TERROSISTS THAT WANTS TO KILL YOU
The Ohel should ban her from attending the Ohel before any election or for any other matter. We should not give her a platform.
no she needs to see EMES…and such…and such…I do not think she would want to go as her new pal hates JEWS…and such…and such
The 👿 in me kind of now wants Coumo to win. So we can see the previous Governor go up against his (past) lieutenant governor.
🍿🤤
Great idea
then he can lock us up again like he did by covid.
Within our very own community we have fake leaders that only benifit and line their own pockets with money that does nothing for our communal well being.
It is with our money that we worked hard to earn and was forcefully taken through taxes
well said
She usually comes to president st in CH for a Chol hamoed. We should go make noise
We have a lot of work to do.
Lots of lost Jews are voting for Mondoni.
this is the the worst news yet. but remember that we have a G-OD. todays chitas is our promise we made, brothers! Hashem will not forsake us.
Its not the proper approach to give in to pressure.
We can win.
And all we need is to organize,
And unite
Cuomo just came out saying how terrible the war is in gaza and that it must end now
WALL ST SOON WILL BE IN MAIMI, AND THE STOCK EXCH WILL BECOME A HOMELESS SHELTER.
that Cuomo came out against Israel if he just said the war must stop?
Im voting for her if she is against the bike lanes. That’s the main issue