Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday contrasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) policies with President Trump’s, responding to cries against socialism amid the recent wave of democratic socialist primary election victories.
“Trump cuts funding for childcare, Mamdani thinks that we should have free and universal childcare,” Sanders told online progressive commentator Jack Cocchiarella on MeidasTouch’s “On Sunday” show on YouTube. “Mamdani is trying to build low-income and affordable housing in New York City. Trump is cutting funding.”
Sanders added that Mamdani opposes, “as most of us do, the endless wars that are being fought right now through Trump, as well as the extremist Israeli government and their genocidal policies in Gaza,” whereas “Trump supports Netanyahu,” referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Who do you think is on the side of the American people on these issues?” Sanders said. “I think what we are talking about is where the American people want us to be.”
He’s not gonna give you a pony.
He’s running the largest militarized police force in the US right now and is actively using it to abuse the most vulnerable populations in the city even though he said he wouldn’t.
What is he doing that substantively changes the systems we live under? I’ll wait.
I don’t want a pony, it won’t fit in my Queens apartment.
What is he doing? He’s been there for less than a year, so life tends to take a little time for results to blossom, but he’s certainly planted some seeds already. These grocery stores are an example. MAGAs like you are already calling them a failure, when they haven’t even gotten going yet.
He balanced the budget, filled a zillion potholes, and is working on a whole lot more. In less than a year, he’s already accomplished more than the last couple of mayors combined.
Source on abusing vulnerable populations, or STFU & GTFO.
MAGAs like me? My favorite thing is liberals thinking anyone who criticizes them for being proponents of capitalism are to their right.
You are the right winger in this conversation my friend.
It is well known how police target communities of color and other marginalized groups. Pretending otherwise or that Mamdani has made progress on this as he engages in homeless encampment sweeps and approves the same budget for the police is naive and you just telling yourself what you desperately wish to be true.