Trump Brands 2 New York Democratic Socialist Winners 'Communists' as GOP Eyes Midterms
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Trump Brands 2 New York Democratic Socialist Winners 'Communists' as GOP Eyes Midterms
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Summary
Just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Trump posted that "America the Beautiful will NEVER be a Communist Country!!!" after New York primary results showed democratic socialists winning two House seats and other down-ballot races.
Those attacks underscored a broader Republican midterm tactic: cast the Democratic Party through its most left-wing primary winners as Democrats try to retake one or both chambers of Congress.
Trump also wrote that "many Communists" were running in "badly failing Blue States," using the New York results to argue that states led by such candidates would "ONLY GET WORSE."
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the night’s biggest political winner, was not mentioned by Trump after backing challengers to two incumbent House members and a candidate in an open race despite opposition from the city establishment and major unions.