NYC Mayoral Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani Ignites Firestorm by Linking Trump to Election-Day Bomb Threats in New Jersey

New York City / Trenton, NJ — November 4, 2025

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani accused President Donald Trump of fostering a climate of intimidation responsible for a wave of bomb threats that temporarily shuttered polling places in seven New Jersey counties.

“We have to understand this as part of the general approach the Trump administration has taken to intimidate voters,” the 34-year-old democratic socialist declared on Fox News, moments after casting his ballot in Queens. “It’s an illustration of the attacks we are seeing on our democracy.”

Mamdani’s remarks came as voters in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties faced chaos Tuesday morning. Emailed threats—later deemed non-credible hoaxes by state officials—forced evacuations and relocations at multiple sites, echoing similar disruptions during the 2024 presidential contest.

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin confirmed law enforcement swept every affected location, clearing them within hours. “There are no credible threats at this time,” Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way assured the public. “It is SAFE TO VOTE.” By midday, all polls had reopened or redirected voters to nearby alternatives.

Yet Mamdani’s decision to finger the White House drew immediate fury from conservatives, who branded it a desperate smear on a day when the NYC progressive is poised to become America’s most left-wing big-city mayor—and its first Muslim leader.

“INSANE,” blared the Gateway Pundit, accusing Mamdani of defamation that “should make him subject to several criminal and legal charges.” Twitchy mocked the claim as predictable Trump-bashing, while human-events host Jack Posobiec called it calculated fearmongering: “He knows exactly what he’s doing.”

On Truth Social, President Trump—already locked in a public feud with Mamdani—escalated the war of words, urging Jewish New Yorkers to reject the candidate as a “proven and self-professed JEW HATER.” Trump has repeatedly threatened to withhold federal funds from the city if Mamdani wins, endorsing rival independent Andrew Cuomo as the “lesser evil.”

Mamdani, unfazed, dismissed the president’s barbs after voting alongside his wife, Rama Sawaf Duwaji. “I will treat his threats as they deserve to be treated—the words of a president, not necessarily the law of the land,” he told reporters.

Polls show Mamdani leading Cuomo 41% to 34%, buoyed by a campaign promising free childcare, rent freezes, and public ownership of utilities. Critics, however, warn his “seize the means of production” rhetoric would turn Gotham into a socialist dystopia.

Across the Hudson, New Jersey’s gubernatorial contest between Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli tightened after the scare, with both candidates condemning the threats as voter-suppression tactics.

As Big Apple ballots are tallied tonight, one thing is clear: Zohran Mamdani’s Trump bombshell has guaranteed that whatever the result, the next chapter of New York—and perhaps American—politics will be anything but quiet. 17GEN4.com