Abbott vows tariff on New Yorkers after Election Day

Texas Governor Greg Abbott mentioned he’ll impose a excessive tariff on New Yorkers who transfer to his state after Election Day voting ends.

Abbott, a Republican, made the announcement Monday, a day earlier than New Yorkers went to the polls to elect a brand new mayor in a carefully watched race between Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, a socialist, and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

“After the polls shut tomorrow night time, I’ll impose a 100% tariff on anybody shifting to Texas from New York,” Abbott wrote on X.

Fox Information Digital has reached out to Abbott’s workplace for remark.

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has promised to impose a tariff on New Yorkers who transfer to his state after Election Day. (AP Photograph/Eric Homosexual, File)

The ability to impose tariffs falls beneath the authority of the federal authorities, not the states.

The NYC mayoral race is without doubt one of the most anticipated contests this 12 months. President Donald Trump has endorsed Cuomo, who’s working as an unbiased.

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New York Metropolis mayoral candidates Councilman Zohran Mamdani and former Governor Andrew Cuomo forged their votes on Election Day on November 4, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Adam Grey/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures; Timothy A. Clary/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

On Monday, Trump mentioned he would most certainly minimize off federal funds — past the minimal required quantity — to New York if Mamdani is elected.

“Issues can solely worsen with a communist on the helm, and as president I do not wish to ship good cash after dangerous,” he wrote on Reality Social. “It’s my responsibility to manipulate the nation, and I strongly consider that New York Metropolis might be an entire financial and social catastrophe if Mamdani wins.”

Trump mentioned he would like to see a Democrat with a observe report moderately than Mamdani, a former state assemblyman.

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‘He was nothing as a consultant of the folks, ranked on the backside of the category, and as mayor of, doubtlessly, once more, the best metropolis on this planet, HE HAS NO CHANCE to deliver it again to its former glory!’ he added.