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The quote, “Donald Trump will have to go through a lot of us first if he wants to arrest @ZohranKMamdani. We, New Yorkers, will put a human shield around him if we need to. No one gets to intimidate us,” is attributed to Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City
The quote was made in response to statements made by former President Trump regarding Zohran Mamdani, who is the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City.
Context:
- Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist and New York State Assemblymember, won the Democratic primary for NYC Mayor in June 2025.
- Following Mamdani’s primary victory, former President Trump made remarks suggesting that Mamdani might be in the United States illegally and threatened to have him arrested and deported, as well as withhold funding from NYC.
- Trump also called Mamdani a “100% Communist lunatic”.
- Bill de Blasio’s statement expressing solidarity with Mamdani and suggesting a “human shield” is a forceful response to Trump’s threats.
- Other political figures and public figures have also reacted to Trump’s statements about Mamdani.
