NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Zohran Mamdani responded on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump ripped the New York City mayor for his “tax the rich” agenda.<\/p>\n
During a roundtable discussion in Las Vegas on Thursday, Trump of Mamdani, “I mean, he’s a nice guy. Calls me all the time, says hi, but his policies are no good.”<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, the president posted on social media that Mayor Mamdani was, “destroying New York.”<\/p>\n
Mamdani then responded on Friday, saying 93% of New Yorkers pied-\u00e0-terre taxon non-city residents who buy luxury properties in the city, saying it will raise “half a billion dollars every year,” and will raise money to fund “essential city services like free child care, cleaner streets and safer neighborhoods.”<\/p>\n
“The president and I both want this city to succeed. This is how you do it,” Mamdani said.<\/p>\n
Mamdani said he’s made it clear to Trump and to the public that he’s “deeply supportive of taxing the rich, and taxing non-resident secondary homes worth more than $5 million falls right within that.”<\/p>\n
The president’s comments on Thursday were made after the mayor and Governor Kathy Hochul announced the pied-\u00e0-terre tax<\/a>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n * Get Eyewitness News Delivered<\/a> <\/p>\n * More New York City news<\/a><\/p>\n * Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n * Download our connected TV app<\/a> <\/p>\n
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