Why Trump’s ‘Mamdani the Commie’ tag will stick, despite the media’s cover operation | Red Hot Takes
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as posted by the channelZohran Mamdani wants to have his cake — freshly baked at his local government-run grocery store — and eat it, too. NY Post contributor Isaac Schorr shares this story.
The 33-year-old son of a Columbia professor and an acclaimed filmmaker has made the transition from unknown state assemblyman to New York City mayoral frontrunner by riding a wave of enthusiasm for his unapologetic, far-left agenda.
But now that he has to close the deal in a general election, he’s desperately trying to soften his stances.
After Mamdani’s triumph last week, President Donald Trump marveled “It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line” — then deemed the political wunderkind a “100% Communist Lunatic.”
Mamdani objected to the label during a Sunday morning interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, to whom he insisted he is merely “fighting” for “working people.”
“When we talk about my politics, I call myself a democrat socialist,” he added.
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