Huge controversies have surrounded the New York City mayoral election, specifically, the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani. On Tuesday, CNN NewsNight discussed the recent comment made by President Trump, who called Mamdani a “communist.” During the table discussion MRC Bulldog Award winner Scott Jennings was there to inform former South Carolina State Rep. Bakari Sellers that Mamdani has endorsed Soviet-style economic policies.
A resurfaced clip from the 2021 Young Democratic Socialists of America conference featured Mamdani stating, “The end goal of seizing the means of production” is an issue he “firmly” believes in. Former White House Spokesman for President George W. Bush, Pete Seat, had some words that combated the Democratic nominee’s agenda while he backed up Trump:
But calling him a communist is not far off base when he talks about seizing the means of production. That is a Communist Party plank. He is talking about doing that, so I don’t have any problem with calling him what he is.
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