President Donald Trump predicted democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani “will behave” due to the occupant in the White House if the assemblyman becomes New York City mayor.

Trump spoke to reporters about Mamdani before the president and team members ate dinner with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials in Washington on Monday night.

“It all comes through the White House,” Trump said in talking about Mamdani. “He needs the money through the White House. He needs a lot. He’s going to behave. He’ll behave. He better behave. Otherwise, he’s going to have big problems.”

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