New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defended his democratic socialism on Sunday and argued that his focus on economic issues should serve as a model for the party, even though some top Democrats have been reluctant to embrace him.

It’s not the first time President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding for local politicians, particularly those in blue states.

Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, is the expected Democratic nominee for mayor in America’s most Jewish city and that’s raising alarms among some in the New York’s Jewish community