Past administrations, including Obama's, have sought to denaturalize U.S. citizens, such as terrorists and Nazis. But advocates worry he could target political opponents.

"I truly believe the worst thing you can do as New Yorkers are struggling is to make broken promises," Adams said.

Surveys illustrate that the majority of Americans are unlikely to be sympathetic to the views of the mayoral candidate's socialist views.

After meeting with leading New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a lukewarm statement that did not endorse the candidate.

The owners of New York City’s hottest restaurants and bars launch social media battle over whether Zohran Mamdani should be mayor

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, in an exclusive Fox News Digital interview, says Republican attempts to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democrats are "ridiculous."

The rebuke arrives at a pivotal moment not just for Mamdani's campaign, but as Democrats nationwide wrestle with internal divisions over Israel policy.

Socialist Zohran Mamdani is back in Uganda, the country of his birth — but just to celebrate his wedding. The Democrat mayoral candidate, 33, announced the visit to the East African country in a video addressed to his “haters” on X on Sunday morning, and even found time to have a pop at The Post.