'Bad policy, but nice guy': Donald Trump on NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani

US President Donald Trump connected Wednesday appeared to notation the recently trending sanction Zohran Mamdani successful his speech. Mamdani, who serves arsenic New York City politician and stands astatine stark ideological and governmental likelihood with Trump, was nevertheless acknowledged by the US president.From the podium during his State of the Union address, Trump referred to Mamdani and said, “Bad policy, but bully guy.”Trump called Zohran Mamdani a “communist” but besides described him arsenic a “nice guy,” adding that helium speaks to him "a lot".Addressing the 2026 State of the Union, Trump said, "... Even the caller communist politician of New York City. I deliberation he's a bully guy. Bad policy, but bully guy. He conscionable said they privation radical to shovel snow.

But if you use for that job, you request to amusement 2 archetypal forms of ID and a Social Security card. Yet they don't privation recognition for the top privilege of them all, voting successful America..."

Meanwhile, this was the longest State of the Union code made by immoderate president since The American Presidency Project began keeping records successful 1964.The remark came arsenic Trump pressed Congress to walk an elections measure known arsenic the SAVE America Act. The authorities would necessitate Americans to supply impervious of citizenship successful idiosyncratic erstwhile registering to ballot successful national elections and present photograph ID requirements for voting.