Republicans Want to Turn Mamdani Into a Bogeyman for the Midterms. Trump Just Made that Harder
Republicans say Mamdani helps them warn voters about Democratic extremism, but Trump’s praise of the New York mayor is undercutting that message.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump visited Gracie Mansion during the United Nations General Assembly, meeting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and praising him as being "off to a start" to becoming a great mayor.
- This unexpected relationship, which began last year, has confounded observers across the political spectrum given that Trump previously warned voters democratic socialists were threatening to transform America into "a communist country."
- Republicans are increasingly frustrated by the interaction, which threatens the party's midterm messaging about Democratic radicalism; veteran Republican strategist Doug Heye said, "You're trying to say, 'Here's how extreme they are,' and the president's saying, 'I love this guy."
- Mamdani defended the dialogue Monday, stating he will engage anyone who can deliver relief to New York, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz pushed back by calling the mayor "Comrade Mamdani."
- Republicans from Georgia to Michigan are working to scare voters away from Democratic candidates by emphasizing democratic socialism as a midterm issue, though it remains unclear whether Trump's amicable tone toward Mamdani will persist.
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Republicans want to turn Mamdani into a bogeyman for the midterms. Trump just made that harder
NEW YORK (AP) — Earlier in the month, President Donald Trump warned voters that democratic socialists — extreme, crazed, lunatics, he called them — were threatening to transform America into
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NEW YORK (AP) — Earlier in the month, President Donald Trump warned voters that democratic socialists — extreme, crazed, lunatics, he called them — were threatening to transform America into “a communist country.” This week, a smiling Trump patted on the shoulder one of the nation’s best known democratic socialists, shook his hand, and said...
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