Mamdani Doesn’t Take The Bait When Asked About DSA’s Most Controversial Ideas

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended the Democratic Socialists of America without co-signing some of the party’s most controversial ambitions.

Following high-profile wins for progressives and DSA-aligned candidates last Tuesday, “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream asked Mamdani to address critics of the left’s growing influence on the Democratic Party and which parts of its extensive program of goals he thinks mainstream America will actually embrace.

“Look, I think the thing that is most acceptable to mainstream America is abolishing ICE and making sure we have humanity back in our immigration enforcement,” he said, echoing recent Pew Research Center polling that found a majority of Americans view ICE unfavorably.

Mamdani said the candidates who connected with voters ran on policies aimed at transforming “working people’s lives,” and he said he was proud to be doing the same as mayor.

When Bream asked if he backed the DSA’s more utopian – and divisive – aims like abolishing borders, the Supreme Court and jail, Mandani said “no” to all three.

“So, do you think DSA’s going to kick you out?” Bream asked, earning another “no” from Mamdani.

When Bream suggested Mamdani was out of step with “some of the core things they really want to get done,” he said the DSA’s specific policy beliefs often differ, but their central goal remains the same.

“What unites members of the Democratic Socialists of America is, in many ways, what has brought people into politics over the years [is] a belief in the dignity of working-class people and the dignity that has to be a characteristic of their lives.”