{"id":200694,"date":"2026-04-17T13:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200694\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:45:08","slug":"trump-rips-zohran-mamdani-for-push-nyc-tax-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200694\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rips Zohran Mamdani for push NYC tax increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bromance is over?<\/p>\n<p>President Trump took aim at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, claiming he is \u201cDESTROYING\u201d the Big Apple with his push to increase taxes \u2014 which the president declared is already forcing people to flee the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, Mayor Mamdani is DESTROYING New York! It has no chance!\u201d the president raged at his hometown mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116416480932586388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">on Truth Social Thursday evening<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39115835\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-washington-dc-trump-congratulated-125840302.jpg\" alt=\"New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.\" class=\"wp-image-39115835\"  \/>President Trump came after Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his plan to increase taxes for the wealthy. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States of America should not contribute to its failure. It will only get WORSE. The TAX, TAX, TAX Policies are SO WRONG. People are fleeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He warned his administration \u201cmust change their ways, AND FAST.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory has proven, THIS \u2018STUFF\u2019 JUST DOESN\u2019T WORK,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s attack on Mamdani, who he\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=trump+mamdani+bromance+nypost&amp;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1116US1116&amp;oq=trump+mamdani+bromance+nypost&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhAMgYIAhBFGEAyBggDEEUYQNIBCDM0OThqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">maintained an unlikely friendly relationship with<\/a> since the two <a href=\"http:\/\/since%20their%20chummy%20White%20House%20meeting%20in%20November,\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">first met in the oval office<\/a>, came after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/14\/us-news\/hochul-proposes-taxes-on-second-homes-in-nyc-worth-5m-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">proposed this week<\/a> adding an extra tax on people who own second homes in the city worth $5 million or more.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would impact 13,000 units and generate up to $500 million per year as Mamdani presses Albany for a $5.4 billion bailout to fill a massive budget shortfall.<\/p>\n<p>To fund his freebie-filled agenda, Mamdani has called for sweeping tax increases on New York\u2019s highest earners, including on corporations and households making $1 million or more, among others.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also threatened to impose a nearly 10% property tax hike if his demands in Albany are not met.<\/p>\n<p>In his first 100 days in office, Hizzoner has backed new taxes that would <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us-news\/mamdani-pushed-combined-23b-worth-of-new-nyc-taxes-in-just-his-first-100-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">squeeze a combined $23 billion<\/a> out of even middle-class New Yorkers \u2014 despite his campaign pledge to only hike levies on the rich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bromance is over? 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