Trump urges Mamdani to ‘cherish’ billionaires as Ken Griffin plots Miami move

Nypost · May 12, 2026 · 196 words · By Steven Nelson

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Trump urges Mamdani to ‘cherish’ billionaires as Ken Griffin plots Miami move President Trump urged New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to “cherish” billionaires like Ken Griffin after the Citadel CEO threatened to bolt from a Park Avenue skyscraper project…

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“When you lose people like that, it’s sort of not recoverable,” Trump told WABC radio host Sid Rosenberg.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Zohran Mamdani is the New York City Mayor”

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Multiple independent news sources (Deutsche Welle, The Hindu, BBC, NY Post) and Wikipedia explicitly state that Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of New York City, having taken office in January 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Social…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mahmood Mamdani (born 23 April 1946) is a Ugandan anthropologist, academic, and political commentator. He is the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political scie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmood_Mamdani

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 2025 el…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Zohran_Mamdani

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Claim 2: “the Citadel CEO threatened to bolt from a Park Avenue skyscraper project and move to Miami”

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The evidence confirms Ken Griffin is the CEO of Citadel, but none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mention a threat to bolt from a Park Avenue skyscraper project or a move to Miami.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Citadel LLC (formerly known as Citadel Investment Group, LLC) is an American multinational hedge fund and financial services company. Founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin, it has more than $67 billion i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_LLC

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In January 2021, a short squeeze of the stock of the American video game retailer GameStop and other securities took place, causing major financial consequences for certain hedge funds and large losse…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop_short_squeeze

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenneth Cordele Griffin (born October 15, 1968) is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder, chief executive officer, co-chief investment officer, and 80% owner of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_C._Griffin

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Claim 3: “Trump told WABC radio host Sid Rosenberg”

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Multiple independent news sources (Daily Beast, Newsweek, The Independent) confirm that Donald Trump spoke with WABC radio host Sid Rosenberg in an interview.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, Italian: [dʒuˈljaːni]; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 108th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Curtis Anthony Sliwa (born March 26, 1954) is an American politician, activist and radio talk show host at 710 WOR Radio in NYC (an iHeart station). He is the founder and chief executive officer of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Sliwa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…

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Claim 4: “President Trump urged New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to “cherish” billionaires like Ken Griffin”

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While evidence confirms Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of NYC and that Trump has criticized his tax proposals affecting billionaires like Ken Griffin, there is no specific evidence in the provided text that Trump used the word 'cherish' or gave this specific advice to Mamdani.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout the second presidency of Donald Trump, the president's mass deportation campaign and deployment of ICE agents in the New York City has been a contentious topic in city politics. Hundreds of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICE_and_New_York_City_during_t…

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