That’s not quite the way Frank Sinatra sang it, but old Blue Eyes never imagined Donald Trump would one day be trying to turn the Big Apple into his own federal playground.

Which is pretty much what he has threatened to do if the newly-nominated mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, is elected mayor of New York City.

Mamdani was born in Uganda to Indian parents, and emigrated to the United States at age seven with his family; he holds dual Ugandan and American citizenship. He presently serves as a New York State Assemblyman from the 36th (Queens) district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America.

And Donald Trump has pledged to use federal power to seize control of New York City if Mamdani — whom Trump has labeled as a communist — is elected mayor.

Trump told the media during a Cabinet meeting in Washington:

“If a communist gets elected to run New York, it can never be the same. But we have tremendous power at the White House to run places where we have to. New York City will run properly. I’m going to bring New York back. I love New York. We’re going to straighten out New York. It’s going to — maybe we’re going to have to straighten it out from Washington.” [Steven Nelson, New York Post, July 8, 2025.]

Right . . . he loves New York so much, he thought nothing of ditching it for Florida when it became financially advantageous to leave . . . something to do with a tax liability, if I recall correctly.

Typically, Trump offered no legal basis for his purported authority to seize control of New York City. But he did add:

“We’re going to do something for New York. I can’t tell you what yet, but we’re going to make New York great again. Also, we’re going to make it great again with the country.” [Id.]

Whatever that means.

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But since bigger is always better in Trump’s world, a takeover of New York City apparently isn’t enough for him. When he had finished with that subject, he turned his attention to the nation’s capital:

“We could run DC. I mean, we’re, we’re looking at DC. We don’t want crime in DC. We want the city to run well,” he said. [Id.]

Well, I can help him with that one. If he wants to eliminate crime in Washington . . . if he really wants the city to run well . . . he could just leave it, the way he left New York.

I understand El Salvador is lovely in July.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
7/12/25