CaliToday (07/11/2025): President Donald J. Trump is leveraging the election of a socialist mayor in New York City as "proof" of Democratic extremism, using the event to publicly pressure Senate Republicans to deploy the "Nuclear Option" and abolish the filibuster.
In a series of social media posts Friday afternoon, President Trump framed the victory of Zohran Mamdani not as a local political anomaly, but as a dire national warning that requires an immediate and forceful legislative response from his party.
The president’s allies are amplifying this message, arguing that the GOP must treat the election as "Exhibit A" that the Democratic Party has been fully captured by its radical flank.
Trump's call to action is aimed squarely at breaking the legislative gridlock in Washington. By eliminating the filibuster the 60-vote threshold needed to advance most legislation Republicans could pass sweeping conservative priorities on party lines with just a 51-vote simple majority.
The President urged his party to "end the madness of the Democratic Party" and stop the obstruction.
His message, according to sources close to the administration, is that if Democrats can elect an open socialist in America's largest city, then Republicans must use any means necessary to pass their conservative agenda and "Make America Great Again" immediately.