WATCH: Mamdani bashed for going 'full deranged marxist' with rip on famous Ronald Reagan line

By Fox News · Fox News

New York City’s socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani , is facing backlash for criticizing a famous quote from former President Ronald Reagan, who cautioned about the dangers of big government. Mamdani, a democratic socialist and New York’s first Muslim mayor, voiced his disagreement with the beloved conservative president as he launched the first of his long-promised city-run grocery stores in the Bronx. "Standing here this morning, I cannot help but think of the words of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan . He famously said the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I'm from the government, and I'm here to help,’" he said. "It's a good quote, but I disagree." Instead, Mamdani said, "I think nine more terrifying words are actually, ‘I worked all day and can't feed my family.’" He went on to promise, "We are going to use the power of government to lower prices and make it easier for New Yorkers to put food on the table," adding, "When government understands its purpose as serving the very working people that it has left behind, time and again, it can make a difference in the most pressing struggles facing our city today." BISHOP BARRON SLAMS 'BORDERLINE COMMUNISTS' SANDERS, MAMDANI AHEAD OF TRUMP PRAYER EVENT: 'ECONOMY THAT KILLS' "It's not just that government can help, it's that government must help, and our government will help," he continued. Mamdani made his promise of opening affordable, government-run grocery stores throughout the city a central tenet of his campaign. He said on Monday that the first location, a 20,000-square-foot store in the Bronx, will open at some point in 2027. This is the second of the five promised stores to be officially announced. Mamdani previously announced an East Harlem location for the city’s 9,000-square-foot Manhattan flagship store, but that location will be built from the ground up and is slated to open in 2029. Mamdani said the Bronx location, along with the planned mixed-use development dubbed the "Peninsula,"…