![New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) speaks to supporters during an election night gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24, 2025 in the Long Island City neighborhood of the Queens borough in New York City. [Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GettyImages-2221991703-1-1.jpg)
US President Donald Trump has launched a sharp attack on Zohran Mamdani, the Muslim Democratic candidate and outspoken supporter of Palestine, following his victory in the party’s primary for New York City mayor, describing him as an “extreme communist” and a “communist lunatic”. In a post published on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump wrote: “It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line. Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor.” Trump added: “We’ve had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous.” “He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he’s not very smart,” Trump said in his post on Truth Social. He continued: “All […]
