US House passes resolution condemning socialism

WASHINGTON

The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a resolution condemning socialism.

The lower chamber voted 285-98, with 86 Democrats joining Republicans in support of the measure introduced by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar.

The voting came ahead of President Donald Trump's closed-door meeting with New York’s incoming Democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House.

"Congress denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States," the resolution said.

Mamdani, 34, became the first Muslim and South Asian mayor of the nation’s largest city after defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the mayoral election earlier this month, running on a progressive platform centered on affordability and expanded social services.

Throughout the campaign, Trump attacked the democratic socialist as a “communist” and threatened to cut federal funding to New York if Mamdani won.

WASHINGTON

The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a resolution condemning socialism.

The lower chamber voted 285-98, with 86 Democrats joining Republicans in support of the measure introduced by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar.

The voting came ahead of President Donald Trump's closed-door meeting with New York’s incoming Democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House.

"Congress denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States," the resolution said.

Throughout the campaign, Trump attacked the democratic socialist as a “communist” and threatened to cut federal funding to New York if Mamdani won.