House Condemns Socialism as Mamdani Prepares Oval Office Meeting with Trump

The House sent a message this week, and it came in bold type. Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning socialism — a rebuke not only of ideology, but of its recent rise in American politics. The vote was 285–98, with 86 Democrats crossing the aisle. Two members voted present. Even House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who endorsed Zohran Mamdani days before his election, voted yes. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL), referenced the past: Castro’s Cuba, Mao’s China, Maduro’s Venezuela — systems marked by famine, oppression, and mass murder. Its language was plain: “Resolved by the House of


