🔗 Share this article President Trump Says It Might Be 'Hard for Me' to Finance New York City Should Mamdani Becomes Mayor FormerPresident Trump has expressed hesitation about sending federal funding to his hometown of America's biggest metropolis if progressive top contender Mamdani secure victory Tuesday's mayoral election. "It's gonna be challenging for me as the president to provide substantial resources to New York, since if you have a socialist running New York, all you're doing is wasting the funds allocated there," the former president stated during a television interview. Government's Financial Record The Trump White House has made multiple efforts to reduce government funding and funding for projects concentrated in Democratic-run regions. Current Polling Results Opinion polls show the progressive candidate is in front of his main rival, former state leader Andrew Cuomo, on the verge of Tuesday's vote. Funding Implications The former president provided no specifics on his statement about funding should the candidate secure the election. New York City was allocated $7.4 billion (£5.7bn) in federal assistance during the current fiscal year. Ideological Comparisons In a comprehensive discussion, Trump stated that a Mamdani as mayor would make liberal former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio "look great". "I got to see the former mayor, how ineffective a city leader he was, and this man would perform a worse job than the former mayor significantly," Trump said of the candidate. Support Stance The former president, who grew up in the New York borough of Queens, also implicitly supported Cuomo, a Democratic candidate, during the discussion. "I am not a supporter of the former governor one way or the other, but if the choice is between choosing a imperfect Democrat and a socialist, I would select the bad Democrat all the time, frankly speaking," the former leader declared. Candidate's Ideological Stance Mamdani, who would govern a international banking capital, is a self-identified left-leaning politician, though he has rejected allegations he is a communist, stating lightheartedly in a TV discussion that he was "comparable to a European socialist, only with more pigment". Primary Outcome The progressive candidate won the Democratic primary, while Cuomo finished second. The thirty-four-year-old elected official has labeled the ex- political figure a marionette and imitator of Trump. "The solution to a Donald Trump administration is not focused on forming an identical version in municipal government," the candidate declared on Monday. Political Positions The former governor has sought to parry those criticisms by positioning himself as the sole contender adequately prepared to manage the Trump White House. He was NY's governor during the coronavirus crisis when numerous states confronted the Trump administration, though the former governor faced investigation after state investigators determined senior care casualties were considerably minimized during the crisis. "I confronted Donald Trump," Cuomo declared during a political discussion. "When I'm fighting for our community, I will not discontinue the struggle." Government Measures Trump has sent military personnel to progressive municipalities as part of a law enforcement initiative, while seeking to strip monetary resources from jurisdictions that limit their collaboration with national immigration officials.