In many ways, the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani is a gift to Republicans.
He puts a big spotlight on all the extremism that the Democrats have embraced; he drives it all out into the open.
My colleague Sister Toldjah hit on this earlier in her piece about Mamdani being asked if he condemned the expression "globalize the intifada" during an interview Sunday on "Meet the Press."
But that wasn't all. When asked by host Kristen Welker whether he thought as a "self-declared Democratic Socialist," whether billionaires have a "right to exist." His response should give everyone pause.
ZOHRAN MAMDANI: “I don't think that we should have billionaires.” pic.twitter.com/optpzkp28w
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 29, 2025
I don't think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality. And. ultimately, what we need more of is equality across our city and across our state and across our country. And I look forward to work with everyone, including billionaires, to make a city that is fairer for all of them.
Wow, imagine this kind of thinking. He doesn't think we should have billionaires "in a moment of such inequality." Is success "unequal" and "unfair?"
The next question he is not asked is how much money does he believe people should be allowed to have? https://t.co/MUKGPvSuJd
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 29, 2025
Capitalism makes anything possible for anyone, you succeed or fail by your effort and abilities. Government doesn't dictate what people can make, we all have that promise and possibility. If a billionaire is successful, good for him, that doesn't bring me down. If anything, it may help me if I benefit from his products, his donations, or his jobs. And it's because of those billionaires that you have businesses that employ thousands in New York, that have made all kinds of donations to services and benefits in NYC.
If Mamdani doesn't think there should be billionaires in NYC, he may get that outcome - if they flee if he were to become mayor. And they take their business, their jobs, and their donations elsewhere. Not to mention their tax revenue.
Mamdani also had people talking when he said they would "stand up and fight back" if ICE actions were stepped up in NYC.
🚨 JUST IN: Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani DOUBLES DOWN on plans to kick ICE out of NYC
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 29, 2025
Are you committed to keeping New York a sanctuary city?
ZOHRAN: "Absolutely...I will be PROUD to stand up...those days [of arrests] are going to come to an END."pic.twitter.com/1Ck4X615nv
He said the NYPD would not be helping in the event of ICE arrests if he were mayor.
She should have asked what he meant by "stand up and fight back." What does he intend to do? But once again, you see the left's extremism in standing against the enforcement of the law.
Welker did ask about another plan he had that raised some questions.
Mamdani is unapologetic about language in his plan that would tax “whiter” neighborhoods at higher rates:
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 29, 2025
"It's not driven by race….I'm just naming things as they are." pic.twitter.com/Dnrtij9BxH
Welker said there was a policy proposal on his website "to shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighborhoods." She wanted to know why he was "bringing race into your tax proposal."
He said it wasn't "driven by race," that was just a "description" of the neighborhoods.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads up the Civil Rights Division, responded, "We'll see."
We’ll see https://t.co/EOtZ7wYq97
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@HarmeetKDhillon) June 29, 2025
This is the guy who just won the Democratic primary. Because it's NYC, the chances he will become mayor are very high. This is where the Democrat party is now: represented by a smooth talker who smiles while saying the most absurd things.
Editor's Note: Donald Trump and his team have been fighting against the left’s extreme agenda.
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