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Socialist NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani once called to ‘seize’ luxury homes to house homeless during COVID
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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party’s candidate for New York City mayor and a self-proclaimed socialist, is once again garnering backlash for previous comments he has made espousing language steeped in radical socialist and communist ideology.
Mamdani, this time, is getting blasted for calling on the government to «seize» luxury condos to house the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic.
The unearthed remarks, stemming from a March 2020 social media post, followed news of separate rediscovered remarks from Mamdami touting the need to «de-commodify» housing through replacing luxury condos with communal-style living that would include things like shared laundry facilities and food co-ops.
«The oligarchs who want us to return to work to goose the stock market are the same ones with thousands of luxury condos as investment properties, sitting empty while NYers die on the streets & in shelters,» Mamdani wrote on social media in response to a news report claiming the first homeless person in New York City with the coronavirus had passed away amid the pandemic.
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Mamdani’s comments on housing were similarly scrutinized after a video of him published online by nonprofit advocacy group The Gravel Institute showed the NYC mayoral candidate discussing the need to turn housing from a private commodity to a public one. In part, during the video, Mamdani called for establishing «community land trusts to gradually buy up housing on the private market and convert it to community ownership.» (Getty Images)
«Seize these properties,» Mamdani demanded in his post, written while campaigning for the New York State Assembly. «House the homeless. Enact a #HomesGuarantee.»
Mamdani’s comments on housing were similarly scrutinized after a video of him published online by nonprofit advocacy group The Gravel Institute showed the NYC mayoral candidate discussing the need to turn housing from a private commodity to a public one. In part, during the video, Mamdani called for establishing «community land trusts to gradually buy up housing on the private market and convert it to community ownership.» In more simplistic terms, Mamdami explained his housing idea would essentially aim to replace luxury condos with communal-style living that would include things like shared laundry, kitchens, food co-ops, bathhouses, pharmacies, lecture halls, swimming pools and more.
«If we want to end the housing crisis, the solution has to be moving toward the full de-commodification of housing,» Mamdani says. «In other words, moving away from the status quo in which most people access housing by purchasing it on the market and toward a future where we guarantee high quality housing to all as a human right.»
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Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, left, raises hands with Reverend Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, during a campaign event at the NAN House of Justice in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, US, on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Bloomberg / Contributor)
Other comments rooted in radical socialist and communist ideology from Mamdani have surfaced in recent weeks as well.
Critics have also pointed to comments that Mamdani made at a Young Democratic Socialists of America conference in 2021, during which the then-State Assembly member told attendees not to compromise on goals like «seizing the means of production.»
Meanwhile, current New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who left the Democratic Party to run as an Independent, slammed Mamdami this week for explicitly quoting communist revolutionary thinker Karl Marx.
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The post Adams shared included nothing more than the following simple message shared by Mamdani: «Each according to their need, each according to their ability.»
To the less politically-inclined social media user, the message might seem innocuous, but, in reality, it is a direct quote from Karl Marx, a revolutionary socialist who penned the infamous «Communist Manifesto» with fellow socialist political philosopher Friedrich Engels during the late 19th-century.
President Donald Trump has referred to Mamdani as a «100% Communist Lunatic» and vowed to «save New York City» from Mamdani if he gets elected, suggesting a willingness to withhold federal funds from the city if Mamdani doesn’t «behave.»
However, Mamdani has rejected claims he is a «communist.» In response to Trump’s criticism of being a «communist,» Mamdani directly refuted the claim during an interview with NBC News.
Trump called Mamdani a «100% Communist lunatic» after his Tuesday night Democratic primary win in the race to become New York city’s next mayor. (Getty Images)
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«No, I am not,» Mamdani responded when asked point-blank by NBC’s Kristen Welker. «I have already had to start to get used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, how I sound, where I’m from, who I am, ultimately, because he wants to distract from what I’m fighting for. And I’m fighting for the very working people that he ran a campaign to empower that he has since then betrayed.
«When we talk about my politics, you know, I call myself a Democratic socialist — in many ways, inspired by the words of Dr. [Martin Luther] King from decades ago, who said, ‘Call it democracy, call it Democratic-Socialism, there has to be a better distribution of wealth for all of God’s children in this country.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdami and his campaign for comment on this article, but did not receive a response.
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Ohio senator introduces ‘Holly’s Act’ for woman brutally beaten in viral Cincinnati attack
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Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is introducing «Holly’s Act» after a woman was violently attacked by a mob in Cincinnati late last month – a move aimed at ending what he calls the justice system’s revolving door for repeat offenders.
The attack happened around 3 a.m. on July 26 at the intersection of Fourth and Elm streets in Cincinnati’s central business district.
Bystander video captured the moment a large group turned on several individuals early that morning, and in one video obtained by Fox News Digital, an unidentified man could be heard yelling racial slurs while being beaten in the street. Other footage appears to show the male victim striking a member of the group shortly before the altercation escalated.
In another video, a woman later identified only as «Holly» tried to intervene before she was slammed to the ground and knocked unconscious.
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New video of the viral Cincinnati beating shows individuals yelling racial slurs as the violence unfolds. (Jay Black)
A single 911 call came several minutes after the incident, despite more than 100 people standing by, recording, or participating in the melee.
Moreno held a press conference in Cincinnati on Wednesday after meeting with city officials, the FBI special agent in charge, the future U.S. attorney, police chief and a deputy from the local sheriff’s department.
Moreno described the meeting as starting «a little rough,» but said it ended productively.
Ultimately, he said everyone at the table agreed to work together to make certain that what happened on July 26 never happens again. He also said he wants to make sure anyone who lives in Ohio can visit any of the state’s cities.
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Sen. Bernie Moreno speaks at a press conference alongside Holly, a victim in the viral July 26 beating in Cincinnati, at the Fraternal Order of Police headquarters in Ohio on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
«We’re going to talk to some of our state legislators to see if we can put something in place that I call — with her permission — ‘Holly’s Act,’ which is how we raise the bar on minimum sentences, minimum bail requirements… We’re going to end the revolving door of injustice,» Moreno said.
«Our judges can no longer hide behind their cloak, and they have to be held accountable for not upholding law and order,» he added.
Law enforcement officials risk their lives every day to arrest criminals, which involves going out and making difficult arrests. But when those criminals appear in court, judges undermine the police officers’ efforts by «giving criminals a slap on the hand,» the senator said.
«Let’s be honest, because a lot of times you guys are qualifying this as a brawl,» Moreno told reporters. «This was attempted murder of an innocent woman. And that person had a rap sheet a mile long. Nobody who has that rap sheet should be walking the streets of any Ohio city free.»
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Holly, a victim in the viral July 26 brawl in Cincinnati, listens as Sen. Bernie Moreno speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police headquarters in Ohio on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
Standing beside Moreno was Holly, who said she was focused on reform—not reliving the trauma.
«I’m here to talk about the future and how we can change it; how we can prevent this from happening to anybody else,» she said. «These heinous crimes have to stop. You know, I never want this to happen to anyone else, especially a mother, a daughter, or somebody who is loved.»
Holly said moving forward, more police officers are needed, as is justice reform that prohibits judges from letting people out of custody with a slap on the wrist.
«The man who attacked me, and might have permanently damaged me forever, should have never been on the streets, ever,» she said. «The fact that he had just gotten out of jail previously for something he should have been in there for years. It’s really sad to me because I can’t even fathom how many other people who have been attacked by the same type of man over and over and over in Toledo, in Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton.»
FOURTH ARREST ANNOUNCED AS INVESTIGATION INTO VIOLENT CINCINNATI BRAWL CONTINUES
Holly, a victim in the viral July 26 brawl in Cincinnati, listens as Sen. Bernie Moreno speaks at a press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police headquarters in Ohio on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
Holly said what upsets her most is the public’s desensitization to violence.
Holly said she hopes one day there is some sort of bill that allows someone to be prosecuted or fined if they do not call 911 first to save someone’s life.
«We all need to help each other out and start helping humanity,» she said.
One reporter asked Holly if she felt like she was going to die that night.
«I truly felt like I was going to die,» Holly said. «I’m still shocked that I didn’t—and so are my doctors.»
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Sen. Bernie Moreno speaks about the viral beating in Cincinnati, at the Fraternal Order of Police headquarters in Ohio on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
Moreno told reporters that during the meeting, the attendees spoke about offering signing bonuses for police officers as a way to bring on more staff.
He said at the end of the day, a better police presence and better technology will help prevent incidents like that from July 26 from happening.
But Moreno also stressed how critically important it is for civilians to call authorities so that aid can be brought in as soon as possible.
«We’re not people that watch a woman get beaten to the inch of her life and our first instinct is to get out and videotape something so that you can be cool on Instagram,» he said. «That’s not who we are.»
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Several individuals have been charged in connection with what police describe as «a violent attack,» including Dominique Kittle, Montianez Merriweather, Jermaine Matthews, DeKyra Vernon, Aisha Devaugh and Patrick Rosemond.
Rosemond, 38, was taken into custody Monday afternoon by the FBI and Atlanta Metropolitan Major Offender’s Task Force in Fulton County, Georgia. He is charged with two counts of felonious assault and aggravated riot, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.
He is also charged with one count of fugitive from justice for a fingerprintable charge, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.
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He is currently being held in the Fulton County Jail while awaiting extradition to Ohio, police said. Rosemond is a Cincinnati resident and does not have any registered addresses in Georgia, according to records obtained by Fox News Digital.
A grand jury is scheduled to convene on Aug. 8 for the charges filed against Kittle, Vernon, Matthews and Merriweather.
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El acuerdo entre Estados Unidos y Japón elimina barreras para autos, pero no conquista el mercado nipón
“Pensando en las necesidades básicas del mercado, sus autos simplemente no encajan”. La frase de Tsuyoshi Kimura, profesor en la Universidad Chuo de Tokio y exdirectivo de General Motors en Japón, resume la paradoja que persiste tras el reciente acuerdo comercial entre Estados Unidos y Japón. Aunque la administración de Donald Trump celebró la apertura del mercado japonés a los vehículos estadounidenses como un triunfo largamente buscado, la realidad del sector automotor nipón sugiere que el impacto será, en el mejor de los casos, limitado.
El anuncio de Japón de eliminar barreras a la importación de automóviles estadounidenses permitió a Trump proclamar una victoria en una batalla comercial que ha perseguido durante décadas. Para el presidente de EEUU, la omnipresencia de marcas japonesas en las carreteras estadounidenses contrasta de forma irritante con la escasa presencia de vehículos estadounidenses en Japón, una asimetría que, a su juicio, refleja la falta de reciprocidad en la apertura de los mercados y alimenta el persistente déficit comercial de Estados Unidos. Según The New York Times, la nueva estrategia de la Casa Blanca se apoya en el aumento de aranceles y la presión directa sobre otros países para que eliminen obstáculos, desde impuestos a productos agrícolas hasta requisitos técnicos y de contenido local en mercados como Japón e Indonesia.
El acuerdo más reciente con Japón se selló tras la imposición de un arancel general del 15% a los productos japoneses, inferior al 25% inicialmente amenazado. A cambio, Japón se comprometió a invertir cientos de miles de millones de dólares en Estados Unidos y, lo que Trump calificó como “quizá lo más importante”, a abrir su mercado a los automóviles y camiones estadounidenses. El principal negociador comercial japonés confirmó en rueda de prensa que el país aceptará la importación de vehículos fabricados en Estados Unidos sin exigir los estándares de seguridad y pruebas específicas que tradicionalmente han encarecido la entrada de estos productos. En palabras de Trump, “Japón abrirá su país al comercio, incluidos autos y camiones”.
La administración estadounidense replicó la fórmula con Corea del Sur, que aceptó el mismo arancel del 15% y la entrada de más vehículos estadounidenses sin gravámenes adicionales. No obstante, tanto en Japón como en Corea del Sur, la cuota de mercado de las marcas estadounidenses sigue siendo marginal.
El trasfondo de esta situación es complejo. Japón no impone aranceles a los vehículos importados desde finales de los años 70, pero los requisitos de seguridad y pruebas pueden sumar decenas de miles de dólares al costo de cada automóvil estadounidense, según analistas del sector citados por The New York Times. Además, el mercado japonés está saturado y dominado por marcas locales como Toyota, Honda y Nissan, que ofrecen una amplia gama de modelos pequeños, eficientes y adaptados a las calles estrechas y congestionadas del país. La mayoría de los consumidores japoneses prefiere vehículos compactos con el volante a la derecha, una configuración poco habitual en los catálogos estadounidenses.
La historia reciente refuerza el escepticismo sobre el efecto real de la eliminación de barreras. En 2016, Ford Motor abandonó Japón tras concluir que no existía un camino viable hacia la rentabilidad. El año pasado, las marcas estadounidenses representaron menos del 1% de las ventas de automóviles en Japón. Kimura, con experiencia directa en el sector, sostiene que “las barreras comerciales nunca han sido el problema”. Según su análisis, la falta de adaptación de los fabricantes estadounidenses a las particularidades del mercado japonés explica la escasa demanda: “Aunque se haya declarado que Japón abre su mercado automotor, es improbable que los autos estadounidenses se vendan”.
El propio Wilbur Ross, exsecretario de Comercio y presidente de la Japan Society, reconoce que los cambios regulatorios difícilmente convencerán a los consumidores japoneses. Para Ross, la eliminación de obstáculos comerciales responde más a un principio de equidad que a una expectativa real de incremento en las ventas. Relató a The New York Times una anécdota de su etapa negociadora con la Unión Europea sobre el veto al pollo estadounidense desinfectado con cloro: propuso que los productos se ofrecieran en los supermercados debidamente etiquetados y que el mercado decidiera. La administración Trump ha mantenido la presión sobre la Unión Europea para que abra su mercado a productos agrícolas estadounidenses, logrando que el bloque se comprometa a abordar “barreras que afectan el comercio de alimentos y productos agrícolas”, aunque sin detalles concretos.
El patrón de las negociaciones actuales evoca episodios de las décadas de 1980 y 1990, cuando las tensiones comerciales entre Estados Unidos y Japón alcanzaron su punto álgido, en parte por la cuestión automotriz. En 1995, Japón adoptó medidas para facilitar el acceso de los fabricantes extranjeros a su red de concesionarios, pero las ventas estadounidenses no aumentaron. En paralelo, los fabricantes japoneses intensificaron su producción en Estados Unidos, lo que diluyó el conflicto en las conversaciones bilaterales.
La dimensión política de estos acuerdos resulta ineludible. Alan Wolff, investigador del Peterson Institute for International Economics, observa que la insistencia de Trump en sectores concretos, como los automóviles o los productos lácteos durante la negociación del acuerdo Estados Unidos-México-Canadá, responde a su valor simbólico y electoral. “Tienen relevancia política para él, y por tanto para Estados Unidos”, afirmó Wolff a The New York Times. A su juicio, se podrían haber negociado cuestiones de mayor alcance, como los tipos de cambio, pero la prioridad presidencial ha sido asegurar concesiones tangibles en sectores emblemáticos.
La resistencia cultural y las preferencias de los consumidores japoneses han quedado ilustradas en episodios como el que vivió Glen S. Fukushima, entonces ejecutivo de AT&T y vicepresidente de la Cámara de Comercio Estadounidense en Japón. Tras un encuentro con el embajador estadounidense Walter Mondale, quien sugirió que su chofer en Tokio debería conducir un auto estadounidense, Fukushima probó un Cadillac Fleetwood. El vehículo resultó demasiado voluminoso para las calles cercanas a su residencia, por lo que regresó a su Nissan Cima y explicó la situación al diplomático. “Era un hombre razonable”, recordó Fukushima. “Lo entendió”.
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