Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to impose a “100% tariff” on New Yorkers looking to escape to the Lone Star State if democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani wins the Big Apple’s mayoral election on Tuesday.
“After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC,” the Republican governor wrote on X Monday afternoon.
Abbott did not elaborate, and it was not immediately clear why he sought to punish new residents of his state. It was also unclear how he would impose such a tariff.
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