President Donald Trump used a July 4 campaign rally in Iowa to brand New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani a “communist” and declared that the United States “is never going to be communist in any way, shape, or form—and that includes New York City.” Trump accused Mamdani of advocating for police defunding and state control of private retail, telling supporters that such policies would lead to “anarchy and dictatorships.” The remarks, delivered 16 months before the 2026 mid-term elections and the nation’s 250th anniversary, signal the Republican incumbent’s intent to frame the contest as a battle against what he calls “Marxist lunatics.” Mamdani, a progressive state assembly member, has not responded publicly to the speech.
🇺🇸"Como presidente de EE.UU. proclamo aquí y ahora que EE.UU. nunca va a ser comunista de ninguna manera, forma o modo, y eso incluye la ciudad de Nueva York", dijo Trump, mientras criticaba al candidato a alcalde de la ciudad Zohran Mamdani https://t.co/XW4zIql3G9 https://t.co/uR2MbsuwT4
🚨 TRUMP TAKES AIM AT NYC’S ZOHRAN MAMDANI: “As President of the United States, I am proclaiming here and now that America is NEVER going Communist in any way, shape, form and that includes New York City.” https://t.co/Fx5r0z6DDz
Trump: As President of the United States, I am proclaiming here and now that America is never going communist in any way, shape, form — and that includes New York City. https://t.co/WeoR6yQlAG