For months, Donald Trump has railed against Zohran Mamdani , denouncing the democratic socialist as a “communist” and threatening to withhold federal funds from New York City under his potential mayoralty. But on Wednesday, the Democratic nominee used an appearance on Fox News, the president’s preferred network, to address Trump directly and contrast himself from his rival, former Governor Andrew Cuomo .

Mamdani joined host Martha MacCallum on her show The Story , addressing topics ranging from the recently secured ceasefire agreement in Gaza to his past remarks on the NYPD. In one exchange MacCallum asked Mamdani about his qualifications to be mayor, citing a quote from Trump who said the assemblymember has “never worked a day in his life.”

With MacCallum’s mention of Trump, Mam

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