And WTF we going to do about it if Trump deports him? NYC would riot, Trump would call in the military and declare martial law. The administration is salivating for an excuse like that.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Would they?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Very easy to believe a bunch of angry New Yorkers taking to the streets over a popular leader getting snatched and dragged off. Hell, folks were out cheering for Luigi Mangione not more than a few months ago. Zohran Mamdani is an even easier sell.

The problem is what they're running up against. The NYPD has a bigger budget than the entire North Korean military, with tanks and planes and automatic weapons to match. And while the city isn't particularly MAGA-inclined (even Curtis Silwa, the GOP nominee for mayor, is a Trump-hater), the current mayor and his friends in the police are fully Trump-pilled.