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Trump tells ‘angry’ Mamdani to be ‘respectful of Washington’

Trump says Mamdani’s NYC mayoral acceptance speech was ‘angry toward me’ and ‘very dangerous’
  • Donald Trump criticized Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral acceptance speech, labelling it "angry toward me" and "very dangerous."
  • Mamdani had stated, "to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us," prompting Trump to suggest he needed to be "respectful of Washington."
  • Trump had previously threatened to provide only the "very minimum" of federal funds to New York City if Mamdani won the election.
  • Trump has also targeted California Governor Gavin Newsom, coining the new nickname "Slimy Newscum" for him.
  • Newsom responded to Trump's comments on X, simply stating: "You lost."
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