A raucous chant of «tax the rich» broke out as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted the wealthy and called out «hatred and divisiveness» before swearing in fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor.
A raucous chant of “tax the rich” broke out as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted the wealthy and called out “hatred and divisiveness” before swearing in fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor.
“At a time in our country’s history when we are seeing too much hatred, too much divisiveness and too much injustice, thank you for electing Zohran Mamdani as your mayor,” Sanders said outside City Hall.
He then argued that Mamdani’s socialist agenda, including free buses and taxing the rich was not “radical,” sparking the chant.
After Sanders administered the ceremonial oath of office to Mamdani, the new mayor addressed the crowd, saying he planned to govern “expansively and audaciously.”
For too long, he argued, New York belonged to the “wealthy and well connected,” but no longer, Mamdani vowed.
