‘I don’t think we should have billionaires’: mayor Zohran Mamdani in his own words

Democratic socialist mayor led historic push to lead New York, speaking on immigration, Trump and subway burritos

Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who is now mayor of New York City, ran a campaign known for its soaring political rhetoric, its viral memes and its candidate’s witty quips.

Here are some of the quotes that came to define his historic push to lead one of the world’s most important cities:

1. In his victory speech, Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and moved to New York City with his family at age seven, asserted his direct opposition to Donald Trump’s aggressive anti-immigration agenda, celebrating the contributions of immigrants to the the city, and vowing to protect those communities against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant. So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.