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,