Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared to blame President Donald Trump for bomb threats at New Jersey polling places Tuesday as voters turned out to cast their ballots.
“It's incredibly disturbing and I think it's illustrative of the attacks we're seeing on our democracy. Sometimes they're blatant and overt, like with the bomb threats,” he said. said while talking to reporters on Election Day.
Mamdani then said, “We must understand this as part of an overall approach that the Trump administration has taken to try to intimidate voters with baseless allegations of election fraud as a means of suppressing the vote of Americans across the country.”
Several New Jersey polling places received bomb threats via email on Tuesday. forced officials will close some establishments and relocate, Breitbart News reports.
Law enforcement took control of all locations in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Passaic counties.
Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way said, “Law enforcement has determined that there are no significant threats at this time. We are doing everything in our power to protect voters and poll workers and are closely coordinating with state, local and federal partners to ensure a smooth and safe election.”
Mamdani faces former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in the race for mayor, while Republican Curtis Sliwa is trying to “seriously upset” the election, the Associated Press (AP) reports. reported Tuesday.
Meanwhile Trump encouraging Voters will back Cuomo, according to Breitbart News, warning that a vote for Plum will be a vote for Mamdani.
The president wrote in a post on Truth Social: “It is my responsibility to lead this nation, and I firmly believe that if Mamdani wins, New York will be a complete economic and social disaster.”
“His principles have been tested for over a thousand years and not once have they succeeded. I would rather see a Democrat who has a track record of success, WIN, than a Communist with no experience and a track record of COMPLETE AND COMPLETE FAILURE,” he added.
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