
The political battle lines were drawn almost immediately. In a direct challenge to President Trump, New York's Democratic Socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani used his victory speech to issue a taunt: 'Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up'.
The response from the commander-in-chief was swift and ominous. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump declared, '...AND SO IT BEGINS!'.