House Republican leaders attacked Democrats on Monday, as the government shutdown drags on, by fearmongering about the New York City mayoral race.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested the shutdown occurred because Democrats have given in to a Marxist agenda, using House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ last-minute endorsement of Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani as evidence.
“We saw our clearest sign yet that this radical insurgent movement in the Democrat[ic] Party is succeeding, and they are ending what has always been known as the Democrat[ic] Party in America,” Johnson said at a press conference on Monday, admitting that he has talked a lot about Mamdani lately. “After a months-long pressure campaign from the far left, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries finally relented. He gave in, and he gave his endorsement to the socialist running to be mayor of New York City.”
“The House Democrats have chosen a side they were forced to by that far left that they’re so terrified of,” Johnson claimed. “And they’ve shown the world what they really believe. There is no longer a place for centrist and moderates in their party.”
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) echoed some of Johnson’s remarks.
