Trump gets the message? As Maduro crisis heats up, Mamdani’s Puerto Rico visit stirs Caribbean pot

New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made a high-profile visit to Puerto Rico for the annual Somos conference, immediately drawing attention from political insiders and local communities amid mounting tensions with the Trump administration. Mamdani’s trip featured a rousing welcome at a San Juan mosque and fiery speeches against Trump’s policies and the massive US military buildup in the Caribbean, particularly at Puerto Rico’s reactivated Roosevelt Roads base. The visit underscores Mamdani’s emergence as a leading progressive challenger to Trump, amid unprecedented military posturing in the region.