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In a fiery exchange that has reignited political tensions, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson lashed out at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his unexpected show of support toward NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Johnson accused Jeffries of “surrendering to the far-left”, calling the endorsement a dangerous validation of socialist extremism within the Democratic Party. The remarks came shortly after Jeffries praised Mamdani’s grassroots campaign during a New York rally, where Mamdani received backing from several progressive leaders. Johnson’s rebuke quickly went viral, with Republicans framing the endorsement as evidence of growing Democratic Party infighting ahead of the 2025 NYC mayoral election.

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00:00On Friday, there was a little bit of a seismic shift in politics.
00:04All of you noticed it over the weekend.
00:06We saw our clearest sign yet that this radical insurgent movement in the Democrat Party is succeeding.
00:12And they are ending what has always been known as the Democrat Party in America.
00:18After a months-long pressure campaign from the far left,
00:21House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries finally relented.
00:25He gave in, and he gave his endorsement to the socialist running to be mayor of New York City.
00:31The House Democrats have chosen a side.
00:33They were forced to by that far left that they're so terrified of.
00:36And they've shown the world what they really believe.
00:39There is no longer a place for centrists and moderates in their party.
00:42On Friday, there was a little bit of a seismic shift in politics.
00:47All of you noticed it over the weekend.
00:49We saw our clearest sign yet that this radical insurgent movement in the Democrat Party is succeeding.
00:55And they are ending what has always been known as the Democrat Party in America.
01:00After a months-long pressure campaign from the far left,
01:04House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries finally relented.
01:08He gave in, and he gave his endorsement to the socialist running to be mayor of New York City.
01:14The House Democrats have chosen a side.
01:16They were forced to by that far left that they're so terrified of.
01:19And they've shown the world what they really believe.
01:21There is no longer a place for centrists and moderates in their party.
01:25The candidate that they have endorsed, Mamdami, is somebody who we've talked about a lot from this podium.
01:31He has sympathized with Hamas, an openly embraced anti-Semitic language.
01:36He has called to, quote, seize the means of production because he is a Marxist.
01:41He's called to abolish our borders, to abolish and end immigration enforcement, to defund the police, and to legalize prostitution.
01:48Among a long list of hits that I could share with you,
01:51Zoran Mamdami is expected to take the helm of one of the most important cities in the world,
01:57and the largest city in America.
01:59And he now has the full blessing of the Democrat leader in the House of Representatives.
02:04It is shocking.
02:06And that leader and all the other Democrats are going to co-own the consequences of what they do to America's largest city.
02:12Every reporter in this room should be asking every House Democrat individually whether they, too, agree with Hakeem's endorsement of the Marxist agenda.
02:22It's an extraordinary moment in the history of American politics, as this is not the kind of history that we need to be making.
02:28What we're witnessing is truly the end of the Democratic Party as we've known it.
02:33And even some Democrats are now saying that out loud.
02:36You can see it in their interviews.
02:38I watched one last night.
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