While some Republicans are salivating over the possibility of a Zohran Mamdani victory in the hopes of painting Democrats as far-left extremists, Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be among them.
According to some people who have discussed the NY mayoral race with Trump, the lifelong New Yorker — save for his time in DC — doesn’t want to see his hometown fail under a socialist, even if it’d be a boon to the GOP.
Part of that is because of his real estate interests — his name is still on half a dozen buildings across the city, including Trump Tower, 40 Wall Street, Trump Parc, Trump Palace and Trump International Hotel. While he doesn’t own all of those properties outright, they still represent billions worth of value according to real estate experts. 3
He also has an ambitious immigr