Zohran Mamdani doubles down on NYC ‘sanctuary city’ status, vows to fight Trump funding threat

Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on the Big Apple’s “sanctuary city” status after his new chum President Trump threatened to cut federal funds — putting their bizarre bromance to the test.

“I will continue to make the case for New York City, and I think that’s been at the heart of every conversation that I’ve had with the president, whether it’s a local office or through a handful of texts and calls to the exchange,” Mamdani said during an unrelated event Wednesday at a Brooklyn child care center.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/14/us-news/zohran-mamdani-doubles-down-on-nyc-sanctuary-city-status-vows-to-fight-trump-funding-threat/