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Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) delivered a scathing critique of America during a July 3 speech commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary.
Delivering the speech while seated at George Washington's desk and flanked by eight newly naturalized citizens, Mamdani painted the United States as a nation of profound contradictions, criticizing ICE enforcement, wealth inequality, and what he called an "arena of supremacy."
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