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Stefanik warns Schumer and Jeffries prop up ‘Marxist-communist wing’ of Democratic Party

By Asher Notheis
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said on Saturday that numerous high-profile Democrats in New York have allowed the “Marxist-communist wing” of the Democratic Party to become “mainstream.”

Stefanik responded to the 2025 New York City mayoral election, in which socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary. Stefanik said both House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) voted in this primary, but have “refused to condemn” Mamdani’s controversial statements.

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