Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s July 4th speech by saying “communists always start with the bad memories” after Mamdani marked America’s 250th anniversary of independence through the lens of New York City’s immigrant story.

Mamdani argued that patriotism requires confronting the nation’s shortcomings. “Our nation marks 250 years since we declared our independence,” Mamdani said, speaking from the Governor’s Room at New York City Hall on Friday. “America is exceptional because here, nothing is fixed in place.”