Against the backdrop of reports that Kuoma is consulted with Trump and tells the business executives that he does not want to fight the president, Zohran Mamdani sees “the betrayal of the city”.
New York Governor Andrew Kuom (c) talks to former New York Mayor Rudolf Juliani (L) as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right during the 15th anniversary of September 11 to the memorial and museum on September 11, September 11, 2016 in New York.
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When John Lindsay made a re -election as mayor of New York in 1969, he recognized the mood of both the city and the nation. He tied his revealing The confrontation is an increasingly unpopular war in Vietnam to criticism of its federal policy campaign, which distracted money from the municipal needs of the Pentagon. “Military and Industrial Complex”, said Lindsay“Against the needs of people.”
It did not sit well with his republican colleagues, who only a year earlier evaluated him high enough to consider putting a young and dynamic New York in his presidential ticket. The mayor narrowly lost the main GoP 1969 on the right -right senator John Marki, on the same day that the Democrats nominated the reaction of their own, urban comptroller Mario Prokachin.
Some famous New York Republicans such as American Senator Jacob Javitz and Attorney General Louis J. Lefkovitz, stuck with Linds. Javits went so far to warn What the defeat of the liberal leader would make the city “go down from the racial relationship” and create an opening for “oppression and repression.” But Republican President Richard Nixon and Vice President of Spira supported the march. Nixon did so from the party’s loyalty (and the measure of envious contempt for charisma and national growth of Linds), while more and more arrogant fires came the opportunity to attack a loud member of the party’s liberal wing. The vice-president, located as a right populist, proceeded to the Crusade against military critics, such as the Linds and the Urban guerrillas on both sides, which lined up as a “effective corps of intellectual snobs”.
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The stamps welcomed Nixon’s support and fire – but not like Lindsay.
The confrontation between the president and the reactionary president of his party proved to be an ideal outlet for Lindsa when he was going to build a multi -progressive coalition for his falling application for the voting line of a small but influential liberal party. After all, the Nixon-Agnew ticket won exactly 34 percent Voting in New York in the 1968 presidential election. The refusal of Nixon allowed Lindsay, long -standing Republicans, support the support of progressive Republicans, addressing the Democrats and independent. And it worked. Lindsay won his closest competitor (ProCaccino) for 180,000 votes and spoke with Nixon candidate nearly 500,000.
Helping him, the White House of Mark undoubtedly caused damage – four in five New York rejected the GOP nominee in 1969.
Fast forward 56 years before 2025. Another White House of Republicans became interested in another race mayor of New York. This year, the competition stands for the democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani against a number of competitors, including the man he beat in the Cherven democratic primary, former governor Andrew Kuom; Sitting Mayor Eric Adams; Republican Curtis Plum; And lawyer Jim Walden.
This week, The New York Times reported that Republican President Donald Trump has weighs some intervention In the New York competition to try to stop Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist and the President’s critic. It was not quite a shocaler because Trump did not hide his contempt for Mammdan, whom the president called “Communists” and threatened to arrest and potentially deport (despite the fact that Mamman is a US citizen). That was Characteristic was Term“Report that” in the undisclosed call in recent weeks, Mr. Trump told about the race directly with Mr. Kuom, old employees and foil, three people reported about the call that had no right to discuss it. “ Term report What Kuom told a group of business executives: “I personally know, he doesn’t want to fight me. Personally, I don’t want to fight him, so? So I don’t think he will seek to create a conflict.”
In New York reports, an immediate resonance occurred. Trump and Kuoma teams entered the refusal mode. Despite three sources and Term A statement that “we are sure of the accuracy of our reporting,” Kuoma’s camp sought An outward shadow In reports – with a candidate who rejects the news as “gossip”. No surprise. Related to Trump in today’s New York even more politically disadvantaged than related to Nixon in 1969. When Nixon won 34 percent in 1968, Trump pulled almost 30 percent in 2024 – and his approval rating received an end since the re -administration.
Indeed, the main victory of Mamman was perceived by many as a refusal of democratic caution and a violation at the time of the concern of authoritarian excesses of the republican administration.
“Today we have learned that Andrew Kuom is directly coordinating with Donald Trump, even if this president sends disguised agents to disrupt our neighbors from the streets and squeezes social services, which many New York counts. This is disqualification and betrayal of our city,” ” declared Mammani on Wednesday.
Former Mayor New York Bill de Blazio – Note“If Donald Trump wants you to be Mayor New York, you probably should not get a job. Excuse me, Andrew Kuom. “Supporting his criticism of the former governor, de Blazio added:” The white flag of surrender became the norm for Andrew Kuom. It is already inferior to the fight for the future of New York Donald Trump. Not what New York is looking for, Andrew. “
US spokesman Alexandria Okosio Cartes, New York Democrat, who was a key supporter of Mammani in the primary race against Kuom and remains a captured supporter of Mamman, even if several other New York Democrats continue to confront their candidacy, and continue to confront their candidacy, – Note“The New York knew that Andrew Kuom was supported by Trump’s orbit. That’s why he has lost the main one. We now have a confirmation. The time of democratic leaders to unite behind K. Mammani.”
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