It was a historic and surprising election night in New York City, and now, President Donald Trump has broken his silence.
After Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani was projected the winner of New York City’s mayoral race, President Trump took to Truth Social with a brief but pointed message: “…AND SO IT BEGINS!”
Marxist Zohran Mamdani wastes no time declaring war on President Trump in victory speech then the President posts ‘…AND SO IT BEGINS’ pic.twitter.com/Uua7Q8rlDh
— The Booker Method (@Booker10038) November 5, 2025
The comment came hours after Mamdani delivered a fiery victory speech in Queens. The 34-year-old made history as the city’s first Muslim mayor and ran on a progressive platform, including promises of fare-free buses, a $30 minimum wage by 2030, and a freeze on rent-stabilized housing. He also pledged support for expanding public childcare programs. His campaign, energized by younger voters and left-leaning coalitions, focused heavily on affordability and equity.
Trump had backed former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an Independent. Their history is complicated — the two were vocal opponents during the COVID-19 pandemic — but in this race, Trump called on New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo despite any personal misgivings.
“Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice,” Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier this week. “You must vote for him and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!”
That endorsement was viewed by many as a strategic effort by Trump to prevent the rise of what he has described as extreme-left politics in New York. Days before the election, in an interview with 60 Minutes, the president warned that his administration would likely limit federal funding for New York City if Mamdani were elected.
“It’s gonna be hard for me as the president to give a lot of money to New York,” Trump said. “Because if you have a communist running New York, all you’re doing is wasting the money you’re sending there.”
Mamdani, who immigrated from Uganda with his family as a child, responded directly to those remarks during his victory speech. Standing in front of a cheering crowd, he declared, “New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant.”
He then spoke directly to Trump, saying, “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him.”
His speech ended with a challenge aimed right at the White House: “So Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.”
The crowd erupted with chants and applause that lasted several minutes.
Mamdani’s win came as part of a rough election night for Republicans nationwide. In addition to losing the mayoral race in New York City, the GOP was defeated in gubernatorial races in both New Jersey and Virginia. In California, voters passed a redistricting referendum backed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, giving state lawmakers the power to redraw congressional maps and potentially add up to five more Democrat-leaning seats ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Ilhan Omar’s reaction to Muslim socialist Mamdani winning NYC mayor race
“Alhamdulillah” pic.twitter.com/FLG2xS3Wzd
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 5, 2025
While official numbers are still being finalized, the Associated Press projected Mamdani as the winner with just over 50 percent of the vote, with about 75 percent of ballots counted. More than 2 million voters turned out, marking one of the highest voter turnouts in a New York City mayoral election in decades.
KAYLEIGH MCENANY: “We are in uncharted waters with this Democratic Party.”
“As we sit here, in New York City — 9% of the entire American economy — could be setting out on a grand social experiment of socialism that has demonstrably failed in the Soviet Union and beyond, but… pic.twitter.com/vXof5ozOtW
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 5, 2025
This outcome signals a clear shift in New York’s political direction, though it remains to be seen how the Trump administration will handle cooperation with city leadership. With the 2026 midterms on the horizon, both parties will likely study this election closely.
