WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump said Thursday that New York City Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s desire to close Rikers Island if elected is “not good” in response to a question from Breitbart News.

In Wednesday night’s New York City mayoral debate, Mamdani said, “What I have said time and again is, and I’ll repeat it again, is yes, we have to close Rikers Island–Rikers Island is a stain on the history of this city–and that this current administration has made it nearly impossible to do so by the stipulated timeline.”

“So what I will do is everything in my power to try and meet that deadline,” he added.

During a Homeland Security Task Forces roundtable event in the State Dining Room, Breitbart News asked Trump what kind of impact closing Rikers Island would have on publi

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