Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, led the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City. He proposed free child care and buses, rent control and a handful of city-owned grocery stores. That is not akin to communism.
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President Trump blasted Zohran Mamdani’s politics – and looks – Wednesday after the socialist’s stunning upset in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary.
President Donald Trump laid into New York City Democrats in a Wednesday afternoon post to Truth Social, saying they’d finally “crossed the line” when Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani pulled out a Democratic primary win in the New York City mayoral election.
Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, led the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City. He proposed free child care and buses, rent control and a handful of city-owned grocery stores. That is not akin to communism.
President Trump slammed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as a “pure communist,” warning that federal funding for the Big Apple could be at risk if the democratic socialist wins the ge…
