‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action

As New York City’s mayor-elect reiterated his policies, the president posted ‘And so it begins!’ on his social mediaUS politics live – latest updatesZohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, issued a direct call to Donald Trump in his victory speech on Tuesday night, saying he would enter City Hall with a firm plan to counter the politics of division and cronyism that helped elevate him to the White House.Mamdani, speaking to supporters in Brooklyn after a decisive victory over Andrew Cuomo, the former governor, said New York had shown it would be the “light” in a “moment of political darkness”. Continue reading...