VIDEO: Vance unleashes on socialist Mamdani in fiery patriotic speech

July 9, 2025

From Fox News: Vice President JD Vance slammed socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during a speech over the Fourth of July holiday weekend for what he called insulting the U.S. on its “most sacred day.”

“Today is July 5th, 2025, which means, as all of you know, that yesterday we celebrated the 249th anniversary of the birth of our nation,” Vance said Saturday in an address before the conservative think tank Claremont Institute’s Statesmanship Award Dinner in San Diego. “Now, the person who wishes to lead our largest city had, according to multiple media reports, never once publicly mentioned America’s Independence Day in earnest. But when he did so this year, this is what he said, and this is an actual quote.”

Vance then continued to read Mamdani’s Independence Day social media post, which read in part: “America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country, even as we constantly strive to make it better.”

Mincing no words, Vance asked, “I wonder, has he ever read the letters from boy soldiers in the Union Army to parents and sweethearts that they’d never see again? Has he ever visited the grave site of a loved one who gave their life to build the kind of society where his family could escape racial theft and racial violence? Has he ever looked in the mirror and recognized that he might not be alive were it not for the generosity of a country he dares to insult on its most sacred day?”

“Who the hell does he think that he is?” the vice president demanded.

WATCH Vice President JD Vance absolutely TORCH the next likely Mayor of NYC for disrespecting America on our Independence Day:

“Mamdani’s family fled violent racial hatred only for him to come to this country—a country built by people he never knew, overflowing with generosity… pic.twitter.com/bDr5orCkvF

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 8, 2025

Vance also warned that a nation that hands out benefits to illegal aliens will not remain a nation for very long.

“When states start handing out these benefits to illegal aliens they cheapen the very meaning of citizenship. A nation that refuses to make that distinction will not stay a nation for very long,” he said.

WATCH: @VP @JDVance speaks at the 2025 Claremont Institute’s Statesmanship Award Dinner:

“America is not just an idea…Our ancestors realized that to carve a successful nation from new land meant creating new, tangible things.” pic.twitter.com/Pjdzs3dmzA

— Taylor Van Kirk (@VPPressSec) July 8, 2025

Below is VP JD Vance’s full speech at the Claremont Institute event.

The Claremont Institute wrote in a description on the YouTube video, “On July 5th, we presented our 2025 Statesmanship Award to Vice President JD Vance for his courage, clarity, and enduring commitment to the principles of the American Founding. In his keynote speech, the Vice President delivered a stirring call to reject cynicism and embrace a renewed spirit of national purpose, grounded in gratitude, inspired by the hope of civilizational renewal, and focused on building great things once more.”