Ny Dem Says He ‘disagrees’ With Mamdani, Makes Comparison To Trump

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., says he disagrees pinch Zohran Mamdani erstwhile it comes to his positions, but said his chap Democrats could study thing from nan antiauthoritarian socialist — thing that reminds him of President Donald Trump.

"You person to admit that he tapped into something," Suozzi said connected CBS' "Face nan Nation" connected Sunday. "He tapped into nan aforesaid point that Donald Trump tapped into, which is that group are concerned that nan system is not moving for them."

The "democratic capitalist," arsenic he describes himself, said successful a Wall Street Journal op-ed past week that Mamdani's triumph successful nan antiauthoritarian mayoral superior should beryllium a "loud wake-up telephone for Democrats."

"Too often, Democrats are not perceived arsenic being focused connected affordability and nan system and nan mediate people and group aspiring to nan mediate people and their economical concerns," Suozzi told Weijia Jiang, who was filling successful for Margaret Brennan.

MAMDANI'S PRIMARY WIN EXPOSES DEMOCRAT DIVIDE AS TOP LEADERS WITHHOLD ENDORSEMENTS

Representative Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from New York, records a video connected his telephone connected nan House steps astatine nan US Capitol successful Washington, DC, US, connected Thursday, July 3, 2025.  (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg )

"They spot Democrats arsenic being chiefly focused connected reproductive authorities and connected LGBT protections, which are important issues, but they're not nan issues that group deliberation astir each nighttime erstwhile they're lying successful furniture reasoning astir paying their bills aliases erstwhile they are talking astir really they're going to nonstop their kids to school," he continued. 

MAMDANI'S POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE ROCKS DEMOCRATS, DIVIDING PARTY ON PATH FORWARD

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) successful New York, US, connected Wednesday, July 2, 2025.  (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

While Suozzi does not judge Trump aliases Mamdani has nan correct way guardant erstwhile it comes to those issues, he said Democrats tin study to thin into guidelines issues.

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., compared New York City mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani to President Donald Trump connected Sunday. (Getty Images)

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"Everybody successful America, whether you're a right-wing blimpish aliases a left-wing progressive, should judge that successful return for moving hard, you make capable money truthful you tin unrecorded a bully life," he said. "You tin bargain a home. You tin amended your children. You could salary for your wellness insurance. You tin discontinue 1 time without being scared. People don't consciousness that currently, and we person to do a amended occupation of communicating that."