(DC Pundit) – When Democrats tell you exactly who they are, believe them. And this week, former Transportation Secretary and 2028 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg did just that, by throwing his enthusiastic support behind a communist running for mayor of New York City.
Buttigieg, apparently feeling nostalgic for the Soviet era, told CNN that Zohran Mamdani, a New York state assemblyman who proudly labels himself a communist and has openly embraced radical Islamist allies, has the “capacity to be a great mayor.” Yes, a communist. As in, the ideology responsible for more death and misery than any other in modern history.
“I don’t live in New York, but I think he has the capacity to be a great mayor,” Buttigieg said during the CNN interview, glowing with optimism for Mamdani’s campaign.
He didn’t stop there. “He, I think, right now, has been taking a lot of steps that are not just about winning, but about trying to bring people together, which is something that people didn’t see in him or expect from him earlier on in the campaign,” he continued, adding, “I don’t think he needs me in order to win, but I think it’s a really important and exciting race to watch.”
CNN: Would you vote for Zohran Mamdani?
BUTTIGIEG: “I think he has the capacity to be a great mayor.”
He’s a communist… pic.twitter.com/xUdcaANWez
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 25, 2025
Exciting for who, exactly? Hard to say. But for a party that now treats Marx and Mao like misunderstood visionaries, Buttigieg’s endorsement makes perfect sense. Democrats have spent years cozying up to extremists — defunding police, excusing antisemitic rants, and rewriting the definition of “public service” to mean “redistribute everyone else’s money.”
Zohran Mamdani, a darling of New York’s progressive fringe, has long aligned himself with socialist and pro-Palestinian activists. His platform includes taxpayer-funded housing, free healthcare for all, and policies that would make Bernie Sanders look like Ronald Reagan. Mamdani’s “vision” for New York reads less like a city plan and more like a love letter to Havana.
And yet, Buttigieg’s praise isn’t surprising. As Transportation Secretary, he became better known for rail disasters, endless delays, and photo ops on a bicycle than for fixing anything of substance. Now, as he eyes a potential 2028 presidential run, Buttigieg seems eager to prove he can check every box on the progressive bingo card, including open admiration for communists.
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Let’s be honest, if Buttigieg thinks Mamdani’s brand of radicalism is what America needs, it says everything about where the Democratic Party stands in 2025. They’ve traded JFK for Karl Marx and call it “progress.”
The contrast couldn’t be clearer: Trump stands for America First, while Democrats like Buttigieg are cheering on candidates who would gladly replace the Constitution with The Communist Manifesto.
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