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Mamdani Calls Out And Stands Up To Trump During Victory Speech

During his victory speech, Zohran Mamdani called out Donald Trump and told America that New York can show America how to defeat him.

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Nov 05, 2025
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A lesser leader would have backed away from the challenge staring him right in the face. Donald Trump has been threatening the city of New York for months that if they elected Mamdani mayor, he would essentially declare war on the city and make life very hard for New Yorkers.

A person who only cared about their own political career and future might have tried to make nice with Trump, or offered him a gesture of appeasement.

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Zohran Mamdani was elected to be the next mayor of New York by a nearly ten-point margin. Mamdani wasn’t elected because he would appease Trump. Cuomo was the candidate of appeasement. The candidate that Trump could have played ball with.

Trump and his party were already demonizing Mamdani, which made what the Mayor-Elect said to Trump during his victory speech all the more critical.

Mamdani accepted the challenge and showed that he is ready to lead.

Read and watch Mamdani’s message to Trump below.

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