NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Reacts to Donald Trump's Threat to Deport Him In New Statement

Zohran Mamdani is responding to President Donald Trump threatening to strip him of his citizenship and deport him.

The 33-year-old Democratic mayoral candidate for New York City took to social media on Tuesday (July 1) to share a statement reacting to what Trump said during a press conference in Florida.

Mamdani has said he would “stop masked ICE agents from deporting our neighbors” in a victory speech, and Trump reacted saying, “Well then, we’ll have to arrenst him.”

“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,” he continued.

“A lot of people are saying he’s here illegally,” Trump added, referencing claims Mamdani is here illegally. “We’re going to look at everything. Ideally, he’s going to turn out to be much less than a communist. But right now he’s a communist. That’s not a socialist.”

Keep reading to see how Zohran Mamdani responded…

Taking to his official social media accounts, Zohran shared a statement in response to the President’s comments.

“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 terrorize our city,” he wrote.

“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.”

“That Trump included praise for Eric Adams in his authoritarian threats is unsurprising, but highlights the urgency of bringing an end to this Mayor’s time in City Hall,” Zohran continued. “At the very moment when MAGA Republicans are attempting to destroy the social safety net, kick millions of New Yorkers off of healthcare and enrich their billionaire donors at the expense of working families, it is a scandal that Eric Adams echoes this President’s division, distraction and hate.”

He concluded, “Voters will resoundingly reject it in November.”

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