Republicans shift blame to Mamdani as shutdown continues

Published October 29, 2025 1:34pm ET



House GOP leadership has leaned into attacking New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani at their daily government shutdown press conference.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), referencing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) endorsement of Mamdani last week, said this “dangerous ideology” is what is “motivating them” in reference to the government shutdown.

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