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The Mafia Presidency

Trump is saying, essentially, If you don’t want to get hurt, you’ll do what I say.

First published in The Atlantic on November 8, 2025.

by Adam Serwer, The Atlantic

November 13, 2025 | reading time: 6 Min.

The Sunday before the New York City mayoral race, President Donald Trump told New Yorkers he might withhold federal funding if Zohran Mamdani won.

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