NYC’s next mayor is a communist? – The rise of Zohran Mamdani

Published 6 juli, 2025 • 198 Views

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-declared democratic socialist, wants to ban ICE, ban guns, ban billionaires… and have the government run your grocery store. He supports Gaza, opposes Israel, and has floated the idea of taxing white neighborhoods more.
So how did someone with openly anti-American, anti-capitalist, and pro-Hamas views become a serious contender for mayor of the most iconic city in the United States?

Scarlett Karoleva sits down with Andrew Muller, journalist at Liberty Sentinel and contributor to The New American.