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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared on CNN on Monday, pledging to fight President Donald Trump’ s threat to withhold federal funding from the city if he were elected.

When asked by CNN’s Erin Burnett if he would accept New York City losing billions in federal funding per Trump’s threat, Mamdani said he would fight to retain the money for his agenda.

"No, we will fight for every single dollar that the city currently receives from the federal government," he told Burnett.

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Mamdani argued that the best way to respond to Trump's threats is through strength, pointing to other states, like California, which h

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