Trump called the democratic socialist candidates who recorded a sweep of victories in New York City last night “communists” and said the left’s wins would “make it easier” for Republicans to win in 2028.
“Well, they’re going radical left. They’re going to really talk about the Democrat socialists. You talk really, it’s really communists,” he said in the Oval Office this afternoon.
Three democratic socialist candidates, all backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, won congressional Democratic primaries yesterday, including Brad Lander, who defeated Rep. Dan Goldman, and Darializa Avila Chevalier, who beat five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at a primary election watch party in New York on Tuesday. Adam Gray / Bloomberg via Getty Images
Asked whether the wins could indicate a democratic socialist candidate on the Democratic ticket in 2028, Trump said, “Well, it should make it easier for Republicans.”
“If you look throughout history, go back thousands of years, you’ve always had socialism and communism by different names, it’s never ever worked, it’s not going to work this time,” he said.
Trump took a dig at Goldman, who won a crowded primary in New York’s 10th Congressional District in 2022 after having been lead counsel in Trump’s first impeachment trial.
“They beat a guy named Dan Goldman, who’s a loser,” Trump said. “He was one of my prosecutors, one of my many prosecutors that they used. Dan Goldman, not a good prosecutor, fortunately, but he’s now looking for a job.”
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