Zohran Mamdani flipped the political narrative by clinching a landmark victory in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday, November 4 (US time). In his winning speech, he directly turned to US President Donald Trump, who recently threatened to block federal funding for the Big Apple if the Indian-origin assemblyman won the race.

Zohran Mamdani to Donald Trump: NYC mayor election speech

Now that he has, Mamdani issued a stark warning and reminder in his victory speech. “So Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up!” he proclaimed after taking the stage.

The Queens politician firmly doubled down on his identity as an immigrant securing such a crucial political victory at a time when the Trump administration has severely amplified it

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