New Delhi, July 9 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (July 8) threatened federal intervention in New York City's governance if Zohran Mamdani, a progressive state assemblyman and Democratic mayoral candidate, is elected.

Trump labeled Mamdani a "communist" and said such a result would not be tolerated under his watch.

"If a communist gets elected to run New York, it can never be the same," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting, in comments reported by The Post. "But we have tremendous power at the White House to run places where we have to."

"New York City will run properly," he added. "I'm going to bring New York back. I love New York."

Trump declined to name a preferred candidate in the city's upcoming mayoral election, saying, "...