New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani and two of his most prominent backers, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, framed his election as a one-on-one battle versus President Donald Trump and his administration at a raucous rally in Queens on Sunday,

Speaker after speaker at Sunday’s rally, which drew thousands to a tennis stadium, said electing Mamdani would essentially serve as an opening salvo in a fight to take back the country from Trump and his allies.

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“We gather here today at both a perilous moment for our country,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “And on the precipice of hope for our city.”

She said electing Mamdani would “send a loud message” to Trump, adding that the forces opposing the New

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