Socialists sweep NYC as Americans balk at movement’s brutal catch: ‘Talk to immigrants’
Americans gathered on the National Mall for President Donald Trump’s America250 kickoff at the Great American State Fair said New York’s socialist surge is a warning sign for Democrats —...
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Americans gathered on the National Mall for President Donald Trump’s America250 kickoff at the Great American State Fair said New York’s socialist surge is a warning sign for Democrats — one they argue history has already rejected. "If you study history, you will see that many countries have already tried to go down that path and ended up in disaster," said 11th grade Georgia teacher Jill. "If you talk to immigrants who came from countries that were socialist, they will tell you they left you know tending toward communist countries. They left for that reason." Fox News Digital spoke with Americans who gathered on the National Mall Wednesday evening for Trump's rally kicking off the Great American State Fair celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary, where attendees shared why they believe socialism would fail in the United States. The comments follow New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani scoring another political victory Tuesday, with all three congressional candidates he endorsed—Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier—winning their respective Democratic primaries. WINNERS AND LOSERS EMERGE AFTER SOCIALIST EARTHQUAKE ROCKS NYC PRIMARIES The victories were widely viewed as another sign of Mamdani's growing influence in the Democrat Party and the increasing acceptance of socialism. The socialist victories in several high-profile New York Democratic primaries drew a sharp political contrast that many attendees of Trump's rally told Fox News Digital served as a stark reminder of the direction they fear the country is heading. Rally attendee Jill told Fox News Digital that she traveled to East Germany at the age of 16 when the Berlin Wall was coming down, an experience she now brings into the classroom by showing her students photos from the trip. "I show my students pictures, and we talk about what communism means ... capitalism is what's got us here. We've been a capitalist country for a very long time. They have to be extremely careful when…