Speaking to reporters from the White House on Monday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked flat-out if President Donald Trump wants to see New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani deported.
Mamdani, a radical, antisemitic leftist, won the New York City primary race for mayor.
“Does President Trump want Zohran Mamdani deported?” Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked.
“I haven’t heard him say that or call for that, but certainly he does not want this individual to be elected. I was just speaking to him about it and his radical policies that will completely crush New York City, which is obviously a city that the President holds near and dear to his heart,” Leavitt said.
DOOCY TIME: “Does President Trump want Zohran Mamdani deported?”@PressSec @KarolineLeavitt: “I haven’t heard him say that or call for that, but certainly he does not want this individual to be elected. I was just speaking to him about it and his radical policies that will… pic.twitter.com/6onsUhisiG
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 30, 2025
Doocy pointed out that Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) wants Attorney General Pam Bondi to work on getting Mamdani deported over the fact that he could have misrepresented or concealed material support for terrorism based on rap lyrics he wrote several years ago.
"I have not seen those claims, but surely, if they are true, it’s something that should be investigated," Leavitt said.
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Fox’s @PDoocy: “There’s this congressman, Andy Ogles, he wants the Attorney General Pam Bondi to explore denaturalization proceedings because he thinks Mamdani could have misrepresented or concealed material support for terrorism based on the rap lyrics that he wrote in 2017.… pic.twitter.com/gEFqFZMkqe
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 30, 2025
🚨 JUST IN: Rep. Andy Ogles just formally asked Attorney General Bondi to REVOKE Zohran Mamdani’s citizenship and DEPORT him back to Uganda
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 26, 2025
Mamdani was openly supporting TERR0R ORGANIZATIONS prior to becoming a citizen, making him INELIGIBLE.
SEND HIM BACK! pic.twitter.com/uXorJ37h2t
Additionally, Leavitt confirmed that President Trump would be visiting “Alligator Alcatraz,” the new holding facility for illegal aliens in the Everglades. The facility has a one-way road into the facility and the only way out is by flight. The facility is surrounded by alligators and other dangerous wildlife.
As Townhall covered, Florida’s attorney general stated that the facility would have “nowhere to go” and “nowhere to hide.”
🚨BREAKING — President Trump will soon travel to Florida to attend the opening of a NEW illegal alien detention center —“Alligator Alcatraz.”
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 30, 2025
"The only way out is a one-way flight. It is isolated & surrounded by dangerous wildlife and unforgiving terrain. The facility will have… pic.twitter.com/c0pEoP1yHy
In the briefing, Leavitt explained that some of the illegal aliens who will be sent to Alligator Alcatrez
“I think his [Trump’s] trip to this detention facility actually underscores the need to pass the One Big, Beautiful Bill…the last administration let in nearly 20 million illegal people from all over the world…this administration is focused on arresting and detaining them,” she explained.
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