Raskin Calls Out the Irony of the GOP Voting to Condemn ‘the Horrors of Socialism’ As Trump Fetes Mamdani

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Nov 21st, 2025, 5:43 pm

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-NY) called out the irony of being forced to vote on the evils of socialism while President Donald Trump held a surprisingly friendly visit with democratic socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D-NY).

Raskin appeared on CNN’s with Kasie Hunt Friday, who asked about Republicans working to make Mamdani a “central villain” as they urge Americans to reject democratic socialist policies.

“What’s your reaction to what we saw with this, essentially, embrace from the president to the mayor-elect and back?” Hunt asked.

“The House Republicans literally kept the entire House of Representatives in session today fo

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