U.S. President Donald Trump said New York City's federal funding would be at risk if it elects the democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor.

Speaking during a "60 Minutes" interview that aired Sunday, Trump called Mamdani—who is currently well ahead in the polls and looks set to win the mayoral election—a "communist," adding that "it's gonna be hard for me as the president to give a lot of money to New York."

"Because if you have a communist running New York, all you're doing is wasting the money you're sending there," Trump said.

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