President Donald Trump has threatened to deport New York state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani. The US president claimed he would arrest the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor if he defies Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

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.

President Donald Trump responded to a question about New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's remarks about his focus on getting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of the city.During a tour of a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades,

President Trump lashed out at Zohran Mamdani, the New York City Democratic nominee for mayor, as a "communist" and a "total nut job."

President Donald Trump's threats to arrest socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, who would become NYC's first Muslim mayor if elected, draws backlash from New York Democrats.

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,

President Donald Trump took reporters' questions while visiting what's been dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," the 5,000-bed migrant detention center of tents and FEMA trucks recently cobbled together near the Florida Everglades.