US President Donald Trump commented on the election of Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York.
“Last night was not a victory for the Republicans. I don’t think the results were good for the Republicans,” he said.
US President Trump, meeting with Republican members of Congress for breakfast at the White House, commented on the results of the mayoral and gubernatorial elections held on Tuesday in some states.
Trump noted that Republicans were not happy with the results of the election, in which Democratic candidate Mamdani won the mayoral election of New York, and other Democratic candidates also performed well.
The US President added: “Last night was not a winning night (for Republicans). I don’t think (the results) are good for Republicans. I don’t think they are good for anyone, but we had an interesting evening and a lot found out.”
Government shutdown is a negative factor for Republicans
Trump said that they will conduct a comprehensive analysis of what the election results mean for the Republican Party: “I want to discuss what we need to do in this situation and how it relates to the government shutdown last night. According to the polls, you will see that the government shutdown is a serious negative factor for Republicans.”
Trump again blamed Democrats for the political crisis, which has lasted for 36 days. became the longest in US history.
“We are in the middle of a catastrophic government shutdown created by the Democrats, and it is the Democrats’ doing, but I believe they are not being blamed enough. This has officially become the longest government shutdown in US history,” Trump continued, noting that the Republican Party will act in accordance with its principles.
The most active election in the last 56 years
Mamdani, 34, the Ugandan, according to unofficial results, became “the youngest and first Muslim to lead the largest US city in the last century.”
According to CBS News, more than 2 million people took part in the elections. This is “the highest turnout since 1969.”