The White House said Zohran Mamdani's comments on the bomb threats in New Jersey were "completely irresponsible." (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images; Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Mamdani's remarks were "completely irresponsible" and not based in fact.
"I think they are completely irresponsible, and they are based on zero evidence. And I think this is just another example of how the Democrat Party unfortunately stands for nothing. All they stand against is President Donald Trump. And I think it's quite sad to see that we have someone at the top of the ticket on an Election Day today saying such things about the president, when he obviously had absolutely nothing to do with those threats," Leavitt said in response to a question from Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich.
On Monday, Trump, who has been an outspoken critic of Mamdani, backed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race.
"I would much rather see a Democrat, who has had a record of success, WIN, than a communist with no experience and a record of COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE. He was nothing as an assemblyman, ranked at the bottom of the class and, as mayor of potentially, again, the greatest city in the World, HE HAS NO CHANCE to bring it back to its former glory!," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Andrew Cuomo leaves a campaign stop in New York City on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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"The MAGA movement's embrace of Andrew Cuomo is reflective of Donald Trump's understanding that this would be the best mayor for him," Mamdani said at a press event in New York on the eve of the election. "Not the best mayor for New York City, not the best mayor for New Yorkers, but the best mayor for Donald Trump and his administration."
Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani's campaign for comment on Leavitt's response.
Fox News Digital's Emma Bussey contributed to this report.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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