The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, wrote on X, Monday, that any New Yorkers moving to Texas after Election Day would be subject to a 100 percent tariff.
"After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC," he wrote.
After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) November 3, 2025
The power to impose tariffs rests with the federal government, not the states. Yet, the move highlighted that some Republicans are unwilling to risk harming their own states if New Yorkers grow frustrated with the kind of politicians they elect, like Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist poised to win City Hall on Tuesday. In other words, it shouldn't be a Republican state's problem if Democrats choose to destroy their cities.
On Monday, President Trump endorsed former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, who failed to win the Democratic primary and is now running as an independent, over the Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa. He argued that a vote for Sliwa was a vote for Mamdani.
Trump wrote on Truth Social:
If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home, because of the fact that, as a Communist, this once great City has ZERO chance of success, or even survival! It can only get worse with a Communist at the helm, and I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad. It is my obligation to run the Nation, and it is my strong conviction that New York City will be a Complete and Total Economic and Social Disaster should Mamdani win. His principles have been tested for over a thousand years, and never once have they been successful. 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! We must also remember this — A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani. Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!
