By James Sorene

US President Donald Trump has form when it comes to feuding with the Mayor of New York.

He has enjoyed past public rows with ‘Mini Mike’ Bloomberg and ‘Worst Mayor in the US’ De Blasio.

Zohran Mamdani will be elected Mayor with a substantial majority and Trump calls him a ‘communist lunatic.’

Like Trump, Mamdani has mastered the art of social media content to build a brand as the fresh outsider shaking up the establishment and feeding off the deep frustrations of voters who are willing to take a chance on a completely untested political novice and hand him a huge job. That is where the similarity ends.

Mamdani is a Democrat but also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. His signature policies, if implemented, could be life changing for struggling New York families who feel increasingly priced out of their city.

He has promised free childcare for under-fives, free bus travel, a rent freeze, more affordable housing and a new chain of city-owned non-profit grocery stores. He intends to pay for all this with higher income tax on top earners, higher corporation tax and higher property tax.

There is one problem. The Mayor of New York can’t increase those taxes. Only the state legislature has that power. Governor Kathy........

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