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Trump calls New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani 'a communist'

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President Donald Trump called New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani "a communist," and said the Big Apple will become "a communistic city" if he is elected mayor in November .

Trump 's comments came three days after he scored a stunning victory over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the first round of the Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday .

The president acknowledged the alarm among business leaders, saying they are "worried that somebody like this communist from New York someday gets elected".

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78

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77

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50

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formal

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English

Language complexity

64

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likely offensive

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