Zohran Mamdani wasted little time as mayor-elect of New York City before making clear that he sees part of his new role as standing up to the president of the United States, who had threatened not only to defund the city if he won,

A fiery political showdown erupted between U.S. President Donald Trump and New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after the city elected its first immigrant leader. Speaking on Fox News, Trump mocked Mamdani’s progressive platform,