Democratic Rep Claims Mamdani Isn't A Socialist But An 'advocate' For Capitalism

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., insisted connected Wednesday that self-proclaimed antiauthoritarian socialist New York City mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani was not a socialist but an advocator for mini "c" capitalism.

Takano said to reporters connected Mamdani soon aft attending a meal gathering pinch him and different Democrats successful Washington D.C. wherever he expressed enthusiasm for nan candidate’s ideas.

"You know, nan wide belief connected maine was this feline is not a communist," Takano said. "He's not a socialist. He’s an advocator for mini ‘c’ capitalism. And that you know, he really is fighting for nan small business feline that's trying to eke retired a surviving successful New York. Half of each New Yorkers, you know, get their jobs from mini business. And I thought that was a tremendous message."

POLITIFACT DECLARES ZOHRAN MAMDANI IS NOT A COMMUNIST IN FACT-CHECK OF TRUMP

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., was 1 of galore Democrats who met pinch Zohran Mamdani connected Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Though Takano said Mamdani was not a socialist, he later defended nan term, arguing that nan connection has a "different charge" for group nether 40.

"He’s a antiauthoritarian socialist that he's fighting for mini business people, trying to bring down stupid regulations, criticizing Eric Adams for not moving permits faster," Takano said. "It's corruption we're fighting here, corruption that prevents nan dynamism of mini 'c' entrepreneurs, mini ‘c’ capitalist entrepreneurs. No contradiction there, trying to get buses to tally much efficiently and faster. These are each things that are improving people's lives."

He hesitated to reply whether he supported Mamdani’s thought for city-run supermarkets but remarked that "there’s not a batch of quality betwixt nan thought of immoderate benignant of public-run market and a co-op."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Mamdani’s run for comment.

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Mamdani has said he has critiques of capitalism and utilized communistic connection successful nan past. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Mamdani has many times referred to himself arsenic a antiauthoritarian socialist and remarked successful June connected CNN that he had "many critiques of capitalism."

Though Mamdani has refuted nan thought that he was a communist, respective videos person resurfaced of him repeating and supporting communist revolutionary language.

One caller clip that made nan rounds connected societal media had Mamdani openly supporting nan abolition of backstage property.

"If location was immoderate strategy that could guarantee each personification housing, whether you telephone it nan abolition of backstage spot aliases you telephone it, you know, conscionable a statewide lodging guarantee, it is preferable to what is going connected correct now," Mamdani said.

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