Rapper 50 Cent isn’t impressed with NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax the rich — and he’s offering cold hard cash to send the Democratic socialist packing.
In a fiery Instagram post on Wednesday, 50 Cent — whose real name is Curtis Jackson — blasted Mamdani over his comments during a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club podcast, where the candidate pitched a tax hike targeting wealthy New Yorkers and businesses.
“Where did he come from? Whose friend is this? I’m not feeling this plan. No,” the Queens-born rapper wrote.“I will give him $258,750 and a first-class one-way ticket away from NY.”
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