President Donald Trump has a new political foil: New York's Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The president, who has a history of spewing sometimes vile insults at rivals, has in recent days escalated his attacks against the 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist.

President Donald Trump has threatened to deport New York state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani. The US president claimed he would arrest the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor if he defies Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and a state Assembly member, called the threat "an attack on our democracy."