Stop Trump’s takeover of Democratic cities. End Trump’s persecution of political opponents like Zohran Mamdani!
Petition to Congress:
We urge you to protect the American people from the domestic deployment of military forces, violent, masked ICE gangs, and the violation of First Amendment rights to dissent. We urge you to protect the people from politically-motivated prosecutions and the criminalization of protest in America. Don’t let the White House abuse its powers and pursue politically-motivated restrictions on funding to Democratic areas.
Last night, Zohran Mamdani won New York City's mayoral election — a historic victory that has absolutely enraged Donald Trump.
Trump vowed to cut federal funding to New York City if Zohran won even though Congress holds the power to appropriate funds.1 Trump has unilaterally withheld upwards of $11 billion from Democratic cities and states during the government shutdown.2 These funding threats are a dangerous part of Trump's authoritarian power grab and drive to punish his political enemies.
Trump has also threatened to arrest Mamdani over not cooperating with ICE, while the House GOP leads a hate-filled campaign to try to deport him.3 Congress must stop Trump's attacks on cities and his political opponents NOW!
Sign the petition: Block Trump's authoritarian attacks on mayor-elect Mamdani, New York, and all Democratic cities!
Trump's MAGA ally in Congress, Rep. Randy Fine, is one of the lawmakers launching vicious Islamophobic attacks against Mamdani and pushing for the DOJ to deport the mayor-elect. Fine made the disgusting claim that, “there's a lot of us that are very, very concerned about the enemy within – people who have come to this country to become citizens, to destroy it.”4
The GOP's baseless, racist threats against Zohran put the mayor-elect at the forefront of Trump's war on cities and attempted authoritarian takeover.
Trump and his MAGA allies want to punish New York City with masked ICE gangs, federal abuses of power, and the violence the White House has meted out in cities across the country. But we can fight back—and Congress must take a stand now to stop Trump's right-wing attacks.
Sign the petition: End Trump's invasions of Democratic cities!
Sources:
- The Guardian, "Trump threatens to cut funds if ‘communist’ Mamdani wins mayoral election,” November 3, 2025.
- The Guardian, "Trump administration freezes $11bn for infrastructure in Democratic states,” October 17, 2025.
- Democracy Docket, "Trump Threatens to Arrest NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani,” July 1, 2025.
- The Guardian, "‘Islamophobia is endemic,’ Mamdani says of Republicans’ push to deport him,” October 26, 2025.