Bad bromance: Trump slams Mayor Zohran Mamdani and claims he’s ‘destroying’ New York with tax policies

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsBad bromance: Trump slams Mayor Zohran Mamdani and claims he’s ‘destroying’ New York with tax policiesPresident unexpectedly goes after Democrat, baselessly claiming that people are ‘fleeing’ his hometownJoe Sommerlad Friday 17 April 2026 09:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959615","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-zohran-mamdani-new-york-tax-b2959615.html","title":"Trump slams Zohran Mamdani and claims he’s ‘destroying’ New York "}}CloseZohran Mamdani defends latest visit to the White HouseSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump has turn...