by ZeroHedge News Staff at ZeroHedge
Zohran Mamdani, a self-identified far-left democratic socialist, has secured the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor after defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo. His sweeping far-left progressive platform—centered on government-run grocery stores, free public buses, universal childcare, defunding the police, protecting criminal illegal aliens, and rejecting President Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda—has triggered renewed concerns over ideological extremism in the dangerous sanctuary city. More broadly, it has reignited fears of communism spreading across the nation.
People in New York started Googling what Socialism was after the polls closed
Lol. Lmao even. pic.twitter.com/xqyerSgUhD
— Inverse Cramer (@CramerTracker) June 25, 2025
The current mayor, Democrat Eric Adams, is expected to appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate. His challenger on the Republican ticket is Curtis Sliwa—a radio personality and founder of the Guardian Angels anti-crime patrol—who previously lost to Adams in the 2021 mayoral race.
Tuesday’s news of foreign-born Zohran Mamdani defeating Cuomo in the Democratic primary sent shockwaves through political circles on X, sparking widespread concern over the rise of anti-American far-left extremism.
Unsurprisingly, New Yorkers are not impressed with foreign-born Mamdani’s endorsement of a communist leader…
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