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President Donald Trump predicted Sunday that Zohran Mamdani would become New York City’s worst mayor if the Democratic socialist candidate is elected Tuesday, launching an attack on him that had nothing to do with politics.
“Some people have compared him to a leftist version of you: charismatic, breaking the old rules. What do you think of that?” News’ Norah O’Donnell asked the president during an interview on “60 Minutes.”
“Well, I think I’m a much prettier person than him, right?” said the president.
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Trump called the rising Democratic star a communist and, as he has done in the past, threatened to withhold money from the city.
“It’s going to be difficult for me as president to give a lot of money to New York. Because if you have a communist running New York, all you’re doing is wasting the money you’re sending there,” he said.
He called former Mayor Bill de Blasio “the worst mayor we’ve ever had,” but predicted that Mamdani “will make de Blasio look like one of our great mayors,” according to a transcript of the full interview.
Some have called Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist front-runner for mayor of New York City, a left-wing version of President Trump.
“I think I’m a much prettier person than him.” says Trump, after calling Mamdani a “communist.” pic.twitter.com/p9FDWNcoGs
– 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 2, 2025
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Some have called Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist front-runner for mayor of New York City, a left-wing version of President Trump.
“I think I’m a much prettier person than him,” Trump says, after calling Mamdani a “communist.” pic.twitter.com/p9FDWNcoGs
– 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 2, 2025
Trump, a former New York resident, said he would vote for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo if he still lived there.
“I’m not a fan of Cuomo by any means, but if it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a communist, I’ll pick the bad Democrat every time, to be honest with you,” he said.
Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 after several women accused him of sexual harassment, lost to Mamdani in the primary but is on the ballot as an independent.
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Mamdani, who that same day accused Cuomo of being Trump’s “puppet,” responded on social media with a mock congratulatory message for the disgraced former governor: