President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, marking a sharp turn in a relationship that, until recently, had been defined by unlikely cooperation between two ideological opposites.
In a post in Truth Social, Trump accused Mamdani of "destroying New York,"criticizing his tax policies and warning that the city would continue to decline after the mayor and New York's governor Kathy Hochul are looking to get the approval of a new annual surcharge on New York City second homes worth $5 million or more when they are owned by people whose primary residence is outside the city, according to details reported Tuesday.
