Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pointedly explained why he thinks President Donald Trump has levied attacks on his citizenship and threatened to arrest him in recent days. Trump simply needs a distraction, Mamdani argued in a press conference with New York City labor leaders on Wednesday.

Donald Trump is attacking NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani over his socialist views, immigration background, and pro-Palestinian stance, calling him a threat and vowing arrest or deportation if he wins.

New York’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Trump has threatened to arrest Mamdani, to deport him and even to take over the country's largest city if he wins the general election in November.