House Passes Anti-Socialism Resolution as Zohran Mamdani Arrives for White House Meeting

Just hours before New York City’s newly elected far-left mayor was scheduled to sit down with President Donald Trump, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning socialism in all its forms.

The resolution, authored by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida, passed in a 285–98 vote. While all Republicans voted in favor, nearly 100 Democrats opposed it or voted “present”—underscoring the ideological divisions within the party and the country as a self-described socialist prepares to lead America’s largest city.

“Congress denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States,” the resolution declared, warning that history has shown socialism inevitably leads to communism and human suffering.

Salazar, the daughter of Cuban refugees who fled Castro’s dictatorship, said the resolution was personal. “I have seen what socialism does. My parents lived through it. This is not a theory, this is lived history.”

The vote came just as Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old Democratic Socialist mayor-elect of New York City, landed at Washington National Airport ahead of his 3 p.m. meeting with Trump at the White House.

Trump: “My Little Communist” — But Civil Meeting Expected

Trump, who had previously blasted Mamdani as “my little Communist” and threatened to cut federal funds to New York if he won, signaled a more tempered tone during an interview with Fox News Radio on Friday.

“I think we’ll get along fine,” Trump said. “It’ll be quite civil. But I won’t hold back if he starts pitching socialism in the Oval Office.”

Mamdani, meanwhile, said he planned to be “relentless” in advocating for affordability measures during the meeting, despite the ideological divide. “We should pursue all meetings that could make our city more affordable for every New Yorker,” he told reporters at a Thursday press conference.

Congressional Republicans Slam Mamdani’s Agenda

During floor debate ahead of the vote, Staten Island’s own Rep. Nicole Malliotakis delivered a sharp rebuke of Mamdani’s platform, which includes government-run grocery stores, the abolition of private property, and a $30-per-hour minimum wage by 2030.

“This is Karl Marx with a New York accent,” Malliotakis said. “My mother fled Cuba in 1959 to escape these very policies. Socialism and communism are one and the same, and everywhere they’ve been tried, they’ve failed.”

Salazar and Malliotakis also pointed to Venezuela as a modern example of socialist collapse, citing mass poverty, starvation, and authoritarian rule under Maduro.

Resolution Highlights Historical Horrors of Socialism

The text of the House resolution was unapologetic, listing the human cost of socialism throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. It cited:

• Up to 55 million deaths during Mao’s Great Leap Forward in China

• 10 million imprisoned in Soviet gulags

• 3.5 million North Koreans dead from starvation under Kim Jong Un

• Mass executions and famine under Fidel Castro’s rule in Cuba

A companion version of the resolution has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.

Symbolic Timing

The House’s condemnation of socialism came not just as Mamdani arrived in D.C., but just weeks after his stunning upset over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the NYC mayoral race. While the resolution is non-binding, its message was clear: the House is drawing a line in the sand against the rise of socialism in American politics—especially as one of its standard-bearers walks into the Oval Office.

Trump and Mamdani are expected to meet privately later today, marking one of the most ideologically charged sit-downs of the Trump presidency to date.