Aides to President Donald Trump have spent the days following Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race reviewing federal funds that benefit the city to potentially suspend or cancel, a White House official said Tuesday, highlighting the threat of retribution over the democratic socialist’s win.
The administration is waiting on Trump to green-light any funding freeze, according to the official, who discussed the preparations on condition of anonymity before the president makes a decision. The White House and the mayor-elect’s transition team have not been in correspondence, the official added.