"He wants to distract from what I'm fighting for. I'm fighting for the very working people he ran a campaign to empower that he has since then betrayed."
"Mamdani is not a communist. He is a democratic socialist. A communist believes in collective ownership of all property and the end of capitalism."
"Ultimately, we've seen that this is a policy that has kept New Yorkers safe for decades. It's a policy that had previously been defended by Democrats and Republicans alike."
"When asked to respond to Trump's assertions that he is a communist, Mamdani explained that he's had to get used to the president attacking his identity."
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who recently won the primary over former Governor Andrew Cuomo, defended himself against President Trump's accusations of communism. In a "Meet the Press" interview, he stated that Trump aims to distract from his political agenda focused on working-class empowerment. Additionally, Mamdani clarified his political stance as a democratic socialist, contrasting it with communism, and emphasized his commitment to maintaining New York as a sanctuary city, arguing for its long-standing safety benefits.
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