Trump calls New York's mayoral primary Zohran Mamdani "communist lunatic"

US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and several progressive Democrats in a pair of Truth Social posts on Thursday, calling Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and accusing the Democratic Party of pushing the country toward ruin.

“It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line,” Trump wrote. “Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor.” He continued with personal jabs, calling Mamdani’s voice “grating” and questioning his intelligence, while mocking his support from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her allies, whom Trump referred to as “AOC+3, Dummies ALL.”

Trump also took aim at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, sarcastically calling him “our Great Palestinian Senator” and accusing him of “groveling” to Mamdani.

In a follow-up post, Trump mocked the Democratic Party’s future, proposing a satirical “dream team” of left-wing politicians. “The Democrats should nominate Low IQ Candidate, Jasmine Crockett, for President, and AOC+3 should be, respectively, Vice President, and three High Level Members of the Cabinet,” he wrote. “Added together with our future Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, and our Country is really SCREWED!”

Trump’s posts came in the wake of a major political upset in New York City, where Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and current State Assemblyman, defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary. The victory, which has not yet been officially certified due to ranked-choice voting, shocked the city’s political establishment and marked a historic breakthrough for the progressive left.

Mamdani, who is poised to become the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor if elected in November, ran a grassroots campaign focused on bold economic reforms and vocal support for the Palestinian cause—positions that set him apart from the party’s centrist figures. His campaign was backed by prominent progressives including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders.