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New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appeared to dodge a query in regards to the Home voting in favor of a decision condemning socialism forward of his high-stakes assembly with President Donald Trump.
As he was arriving in Washington, D.C., Mamdani was requested what he thought in regards to the vote, and he replied, “Brother, I can let you know all I have been enthusiastic about is getting ready for this assembly and talking up for New Yorkers.”
On Friday, the Home handed a decision condemning socialism simply hours earlier than the self-identified democratic socialist Mamdani was to reach on the White Home. The decision handed 285-98, with 86 Democrats becoming a member of Republicans, together with Home Minority Chief Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who endorsed Mamdani. Two Democrats, Rep. Deborah Ross, D-N.C., and Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., voted current.
New York Metropolis Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani accepts an endorsement from the United Bodegas of America within the Bronx, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox Information Digital)
86 DEMS VOTE WITH REPUBLICANS TO CONDEMN SOCIALISM IN WAKE OF MAMDANI’S MAYORAL VICTORY
“Resolved by the Home of Representatives that Congress denounces socialism in all its varieties and opposes the implementation of socialist insurance policies in the USA,” the textual content reads.
Trump beforehand referred to Mamdani as a “communist lunatic,” whereas the mayor-elect vowed to “Trump-proof” New York Metropolis. Nevertheless, the 2 have cooled their rhetoric about each other in current days forward of their assembly.
New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani exits a information convention at Metropolis Corridor Park in New York Metropolis Nov. 20, 2025. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)
NYC MAYOR-ELECT MAMDANI SAYS HE’LL WORK WITH TRUMP ‘TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE’ DESPITE POLICY CLASHES
On Friday, Trump informed Fox Information’ Brian Kilmeade he anticipated the assembly can be “fairly civil” and that they might “get alongside high quality” regardless of their variations. The president stated he and Mamdani need the identical factor, “need to make New York sturdy.”
Zohran Mamdani delivers a victory speech at a mayoral election evening watch occasion Nov. 4, 2025, in New York Metropolis. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
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The mayor-elect informed reporters on Thursday that whereas he has “many disagreements” with the president, he’ll “work with him on any agenda that advantages New Yorkers.”
“If an agenda hurts New Yorkers, I may even be the primary to say one thing,” Mamdani added.
Fox Information Digital’s Leo Briceno contributed to this report.
