White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt laid into Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Party on Tuesday after he linked New Jersey election center bomb threats to the Trump administration.
The socialist New York City mayoral candidate blamed Trump for the bomb threats at New Jersey polling facilities, which turned out to be a false alarm.
When Leavitt was asked about the comments by Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich, she said: “I saw those comments. I think they are completely irresponsible and based on zero evidence. I think this is just another example of the how the Democrat Party, unfortunately, stands for nothing. All they stand against is President Donald Trump.”
Leavitt said it is obvious Trump had nothing to do with the threats.
“It’s quite sad to see that we have someone at the top of the ticket on an election day today saying such things about the president,” she added.
Mamdani said the threats to the seven polling locations were “incredibly concerning” and an “illustration of attacks we are seeing in our democracy.”
He said sometimes the attacks are “blatant,” like the bomb threats on Tuesday. He then warned, “We have to understand this is part of the general approach the Trump administration has taken taking to try to intimidate voters with baseless allegations of voter fraud as a means of trying to repress the voice of Americans across this country.”
New Jersey’s attorney general said the bomb threats came in early Tuesday morning. Despite Mamdani’s accusation, there is no indication that there was any political motivation.
Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Regarding Today’s Election. pic.twitter.com/88jdSbWMnM
— Attorney General Matt Platkin (@NewJerseyOAG) November 4, 2025
The seven polling locations affected by the threats included Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties.
According to a report from PIX11, New Jersey officials arrested a juvenile in connection to at least one of the threats.
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