Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hosted a breakfast on Wednesday to introduce Zohran Mamdani to fellow Democrats in hopes of securing endorsements for the Democrat Party's NYC mayoral hopeful. Mamdani describes himself as a Democratic Socialist. The guy’s a communist, don’t be fooled. Well, a California Democrat you’ve probably never heard of rejects both of those descriptions. He says Mamdani is a capitalist!
Introducing, Democrat Mark Takano! (WATCH)
Dem Rep Mark Takano, after meeting with Mamdani:
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 17, 2025
“This guy is not a communist. He's not a socialist. He's an advocate for capitalism."
Say what? 😂 pic.twitter.com/mtjYv5hEwT
Interesting… cause he keeps saying the opposite of everything capitalism. 🤦
— Liberacrat™️ (@Liberacrat) July 17, 2025
He literally said the opposite.
— Joshua Walker (@RedsRepair95) July 17, 2025
People are stupid.
Forget all that
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 17, 2025
Takano has spoken
Yes, forget what you’ve seen and heard - Takano knows best!
Commenters say that nobody who’s been paying attention thinks Zohran ‘From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs’ Mamdani is a capitalist.
Nobody with a brain believes this. pic.twitter.com/2tt7aqb0OF
— Savannah (@BasedSavannah) July 17, 2025
Nope
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 17, 2025
But this Takano character just marched right up to the mic and let it fly
We just witnessed the Takano Tornado!
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One poster sarcastically says we should just ignore all the gathered evidence of who Mamdani is and instead go full Takano.
Just because he said he was and espouses all their beliefs.
— Big Fish (@BigFish3000) July 17, 2025
That’s all hearsay.
Mamdani: I’m a socialist
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 17, 2025
Takano: The guy isn’t even a socialist
You can’t make this sh!t up
The Jedi mind trick?
— Hillybilly Native (@HillbillyChrkee) July 17, 2025
‘This is not communism you’re seeing, he’s a capitalist if you want him to be!’ Move along, move along!
Western Lensman says Takano has come out of nowhere and deserves a clown crown.
Does he really think we believe this bs? 🙄
— TP (@773tom79) July 17, 2025
I didn’t even know who this guy was until today, but he’s sailed right up the Democrat clown list with this banger
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 17, 2025
Why is a California rep meeting with a potential NY governor?
— Brian Mercer (@PatriotComic) July 17, 2025
The meeting was arranged by AOC for some Democrats on the Hill to try to get them all lined up for endorsements
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 17, 2025
Jeffries has been non-committal, and also meets w him on Friday
Democrat Pramila Jayapal endorsed Mamdani after the AOC-hosted breakfast. We’re looking forward to Hakeem Jeffries meeting with Mamdani on Friday. Will he commit or dodge? We’ll have to wait and see.
