By Michael Katz | Wednesday, 05 November 2025 03:02 PM EST
The day after Republicans suffered significant electoral setbacks, including democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York’s mayoral race, President Donald Trump delivered a speech in Miami marking the first anniversary of his second-term election. Trump asserted that Americans must choose between “communism and common sense,” vowing to prevent communism from taking hold.
“Under my administration, I will never let communism prevail,” Trump declared during the address, which was broadcast live on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 streaming platform. He framed the election results as a stark choice: “common sense or communism.” The president criticized Mamdani’s policies, calling him a “100% communist lunatic” and emphasizing his opposition to what he described as an “economic nightmare” of increased government spending and illegal immigration.
Mamdani, 34, became the first socialist and Muslim mayor in New York history after defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. His campaign centered on a progressive agenda, including fare-free transit, rent freezes, and higher taxes on corporations and high earners. He has denied being a communist but faced accusations from Trump and others, who linked his policies to socialist ideologies.
Trump also lamented losses in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, as well as the approval of a California ballot initiative that reshaped congressional maps. He claimed Republicans had “rescued our economy” and “restored our sovereignty,” despite setbacks. “We’ll take care of it,” he said of New York’s outcome, vowing to stop “communism in any way, shape, or form.”
