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(NewsNation) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott wrote connected the eve of Election Day that helium would enforce tariffs connected immoderate New Yorker who determination to Texas aft voting ended.
His X post stated, “After the polls adjacent time night, I volition enforce a 100% tariff connected anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
Abbott’s bureau did not instantly respond to NewsNation’s petition for much accusation connected however those tariffs would work.
The powerfulness to enforce tariffs falls wrong the national government’s authorization successful the Constitution, not the states.
The contention for New York politician has been intimately watched nationally. President Donald Trump endorsed autarkic campaigner Andrew Cuomo connected Truth Social.
Trump’s endorsement work successful part, “Whether you personally similar Andrew Cuomo oregon not, you truly person nary choice. You indispensable ballot for him, and anticipation helium does a fantastic job. He is susceptible of it, [Zohran] Mamdani is not!”
Democratic socialist Mamdani is the front-runner of the NYC mayoral contention based connected polling connected Oct. 29 from Quinnipiac University.
Polling suggested Mamdani had a pb with 43% followed by Cuomo with 33% and Curtis Sliwa (GOP candidate) with 14%.
