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Mamdani marks July 4 with a pro-immigration speech, ripping Trump’s policies without using his name

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Newest development Jul 4, 2026 · 2 reportsZohran Mamdani on the Promise of America

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani argued a true celebration of patriotism should confront both the nation’s ideals and its flaws, in a speech Friday on the eve of America’s 250th birthday.

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  1. Mamdani to give speech marking America 250 on Friday

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    Mamdani marks July 4 with a pro-immigration speech, ripping Trump’s policies without using his name

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    Zohran Mamdani on the Promise of America

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  1. The Guardian

    Zohran Mamdani plans ‘major address’ to mark US’s 250th anniversary ahead of Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech – live (opens The Guardian)

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    The city’s immigrant mayor will deliver his remarks ‘surrounded by recently naturalized citizens’, according to his office Sign up for US breaking news alerts email While fielding questions from reporters ahead of his flight to North Dakota today, Donald Trump batted down questions a bout the $1.

  2. New York Times

    What America’s 250th Means to Mamdani (opens New York Times)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not actively pushed New York City’s role in the nation’s anniversary celebrations, in part because of the complexities he sees in the country’s past and present.

  3. The Hill

    Mamdani to give speech marking America 250 on Friday (opens The Hill)

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    New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is expected to give a speech marking America's 250th birthday on Friday flanked by recently naturalized citizens, according to a new report. Sources say Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and later gained citizenship in the U.S.

  4. New York Post

    Mamdani to deliver America’s 250th speech hours ahead of Trump (opens New York Post)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani will deliver a presidential-style speech Friday for America's 250th birthday in what City Hall billed a "major address" hours before President Trump delivers his own remarks.

  5. The Guardian

    Zohran Mamdani to deliver speech to mark US’s 250th birthday in New York (opens The Guardian)

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    New York mayor’s remarks at city hall to come just hours before Trump is set to deliver address at Mount Rushmore Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, is expected to deliver a speech on Friday morning to mark America’s 250th birthday.

  6. The Daily Wire

    Mamdani Paints Sinister Picture Of America In Speech Honoring 250th Anniversary (opens The Daily Wire)

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    New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked America’s 250th anniversary Friday by painting a dark, sinister picture of the greatest country on earth. Mamdani delivered a speech in which he invoked the history of immigrants who came to America’s shores, describing them as “weary from long jou…

  7. HuffPost

    NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Marks America's 250th, Makes Pointed Contrast To Trump (opens HuffPost)

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    The speech did not directly name President Donald Trump but was a clear rebuke to the president’s immigration crackdown and politics of exclusion.

  8. NBC News

    Mamdani offers a contrast to Trump’s vision for America in a 250th anniversary address (opens NBC News)

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    The New York mayor gave a solidly pro-immigration speech, flanked by recently naturalized citizens, hours before the president plans to give his own address at Mount Rushmore.

  9. KESQ Palm Springs

    Mamdani marks July 4 with a pro-immigration speech, ripping Trump’s policies without using his name (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani argued a true celebration of patriotism should confront both the nation’s ideals and its flaws, in a speech Friday on the eve of America’s 250th birthday.

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  11. Jacobin

    Zohran Mamdani on the Promise of America (opens Jacobin)

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    In a speech marking the country’s 250th anniversary, socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lays out his vision of a United States of America for the many, not the few.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Two Americas: Mamdani and Trump give speeches ahead of Independence Day (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Ahead of Independence Day, the two figureheads of America’s political parties offered competing visions for the nation’s future, each before symbols of the country’s past. On Friday, New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered an address from George Washington’s desk in Federal Hall in New York Cit…

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