NYC Mayor Mamdani Delivers Anti-American Independence Eve Address at Washington Desk

What was said

"We see the wealthiest country in the history of the world. One where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more. We see monopolies that dominate every industry and oligarchs who buy elections. We see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by our undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans."

New York City Mayor Zora Mamdani delivered a darkly critical Independence Eve address from George Washington's desk, painting America as dominated by wealth inequality, oligarchy, and government terror. The speech drew immediate condemnation from conservatives who noted Mamdani became a citizen only eight years ago and has refused to say he is proud to be an American.