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From the New York Post: Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani doubled down Sunday on his plan to jack up property taxes on “richer and whiter neighborhoods” — while asserting billionaires shouldn’t exist.
Mamdani — dubbed “the Fidel Castro of New York” by one deep-pocketed critic — claimed his soak-the-rich proposal was “not driven by race” despite his campaign platform explicitly targeting white homeowners.
“That is just a description of what we see right now. It’s not driven by race. It’s more of an assessment of what neighborhoods are being under-taxed versus over-taxed,” Mamdani told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
The Democrat socialist mayoral candidate claimed, “We’ve seen time and again that this is a property tax system that is inequitable. It’s one that actually Eric Adams ran on, saying that he would change in the first 100 days.”
During the interview, Welker asked, “You are self-described Democratic Socialist. Do you think that billionaires have a right to exist?”
Mamdani said, “I don’t think that we should have billionaires because frankly it is so much money in a moment of such inequality and ultimately what we need more of is equality across the city and across the state and country and I look forward to work with everyone, including billionaires, to make a city that is fair for all of us.”
WELKER: You are self-described Democratic Socialist. Do you think that billionaires have a right to exist?
MAMDANI: (LOL) I don’t think that we should have billionaires because frankly it is so much money in a moment of such inequality and ultimately what we need more of is… pic.twitter.com/1aPAK3sPKm
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) June 29, 2025
Below is the full Meet The Press interview which aired Sunday:
Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa blasted Mamdani Saturda, writing, “Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax people based on skin color isn’t just wrong, it’s racism pure and simple. We’ve got a mayor who calls white people “crackers” and now a socialist pushing race based property taxes. I’ll fix the system the right way: fair, transparent and smart. No division. No hate. Just leadership.”
Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax people based on skin color isn’t just wrong, it’s racism pure and simple. We’ve got a mayor who calls white people “crackers” and now a socialist pushing race based property taxes.
I’ll fix the system the right way: fair, transparent and smart.
No… pic.twitter.com/lQl9n4fwky
— Curtis Sliwa (@CurtisSliwa) June 28, 2025
Meanwhile, Mamdani marched in the LGBTQ ‘pride parade’ in New York City on Sunday, alongside radical Democrat NY Attorney General Letitia James. He then posted a photo of himself holding a transgender flag, standing beside James.
A joy to march in NYC Pride with the people’s champ @TishJames 🏳️🌈 pic.twitter.com/66PbkGnTql
— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) June 29, 2025
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