Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president's threats fail to thwart voters

NEW YORK (AP) — wasted little time as mayor-elect of New York City before making clear that he sees part of his new role as standing up to the president of the United States, who not only to defund the city if he won but also to arrest and deport him.

Mamdani, a Democrat, addressed the Republican president directly and at length from the stage at in Brooklyn on Tuesday night.