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Owned Grocery Stores, Mamdani’s Office Says
Forbes • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump and his allies incorrectly accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of hypocrisy after a viral clip showed a city official proposing a system to prioritize stores for "everyday New Yorkers," which was compared to Trump's voter ID bill.
- Mamdani's spokesperson clarified that the proposed system is an inventory management tool to keep affordable groceries available, not an identification or verification system like the SAVE Act Trump supports.
- Trump also criticized Mamdani for requiring two forms of ID for the city's emergency snow-shoveling program, but Mamdani noted this was compliance with federal employment verification rules.
- Trump has pushed for the Senate to pass his SAVE Act voter ID legislation, which would require documentary proof of citizenship and photo ID for voting, but faces opposition due to concerns about disenfranchisement and lack of Senate votes to overcome the filibuster.
