Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a critical speech targeting New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of disrespecting America on Independence Day. Vance highlighted Mamdani's family history of fleeing racial hatred and contrasted it with Mamdani's alleged ingratitude toward the country that welcomed them. He described Mamdani as a socialist and an instrument of leftist elites, asserting that Mamdani’s support base consists largely of young, comfortable individuals disillusioned by elite education rather than economically disadvantaged Americans. Vance questioned Mamdani's patriotism and criticized his characterization of July 4th as a "celebration of slavery." The speech was delivered at the 2025 Claremont Institute’s Statesmanship Award Dinner and received coverage from multiple media outlets, emphasizing Vance's stance against what he described as radical left contradictions embodied by Mamdani.