During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump was asked about the New York City mayor’s race. Mamdani won the Democratic primary last month, drawing the ire of Trump. Mamdani is a self-described democratic socialist. Trump has consistently referred to Mamdani as a communist; Mamdani has said that he is not.

Patterson dismissed the Democratic primary, in which Mamdani trounced former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, as "politics."

Former political strategist and longtime Chicagoan David Axelrod says there are "lessons" for Democrats from Zohran Mamdani's strategy of tapping into the frustrations of working-class families and disaffected young people.

Hakeem Jeffries' adviser warns of 'forceful' response to potential primary challenges from democratic socialists after Mamdani's NYC victory.

The partnership between Zohran Mamdani and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander doesn’t just showcase an unusual alliance. It provides a road map for Democrats, whose future success will require a different kind of politics than the left currently favors: one that sets aside purity tests and commits to building coalitions across ideological divides.

New York City real-estate executives are throwing support and money behind incumbent Mayor Eric Adams in their fight to block Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, who campaigned on a rent freeze to help solve the city’s housing crisis.

This is the time to put aside the usual political selfishness and agree to do what is truly best for all New Yorkers.”