Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Democrats, Plans Meeting with NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani

Trump's Controversial Statements on Democratic Lawmakers

• 🚨 President Trump has called for the arrest and death penalty for Democratic members of Congress who released a video urging active military personnel to defy illegal orders.
• 🗣️ Trump described the lawmakers' actions as "sedicious behavior from traitors" and stated, "Lock them up."
• ⚖️ The Democratic lawmakers involved have expressed shock, with one stating the President called for his "death by hanging for sedition and treason."

Epstein Files Transparency Act Signed

• 📄 Congress has passed the bill formally titled the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which President Trump signed into law.
• 📁 The act directs the Department of Justice to release case files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Upcoming Meeting with NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani

• 🤝 President Trump is scheduled to meet with the incoming New York City Mayor-elect Zilan Mamdani on Friday in the Oval Office.
• 💬 Trump has referred to Mamdani, a 34-year-old socialist Democrat, as a "communist" and previously threatened to withhold federal funds from New York City.
• 🗓️ The meeting is set to take place at 3 pm, marking a face-to-face encounter between political opposites.
• 💡 Mamdani is noted as the first South Asian and Muslim American elected mayor of New York City.