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# Trump Doesn’t Want Zohran Mamdani to Win But Will Work With Anyone, White House Says

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## Transcript

Does President Trump want Zoran Mamdani deported? I haven't heard him say that. I haven't heard him call for that. But certainly he does not want this individual to be elected. I was just speaking to him about it and his radical policies that will completely crush New York City, which is obviously a city that the president holds near and dear to his heart. There's this Congressman, Andy Ogles. He wants the Attorney General Bondi, to explore Denaturalization proceedings because he thinks Mamdani could have misrepresented or concealed material support for terrorism based on rap lyrics he wrote in 2017.

Does President Trump think this is a worthwhile use of the attorney general's time? Well, I'll let the president speak to that. I have not seen those claims, but surely if they are true, it's something that should be investigated. The president is always willing to work with everyone. He's working with Democrats across the country, Democrat governors. And he said he'll work with people on the far left. He works with Republicans. He works with people in the middle. He wants to do what's right for America. But surely someone who holds these values and is quite literally a communist and condemns every value that makes this country great common sense, law and order, low taxes, working hard and earning your keep in this country.

He's against all of that. And I think the president would find it difficult to work with someone like that if he is elected. I'm sure you'll hear more from the president on that, but we'll have to see. Hopefully the voters of New York City choose wisely.

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