The New York City mayor's request to set thermostats at 78 degrees to avoid straining the power grid has the GOP acting like communism is taking over.

“Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you’re not using, and unplug what you can,” the socialist mayor said.

As New York City faces its worst heatwave since 2012, Mayor made an appeal to residents to set ACs to a warmer temperature and cut back on using lights