Mayor Adams called Zohran Mamdani a “communist” Wednesday, ratcheting up the rhetoric aimed at the Democratic mayoral frontrunner and echoing recent comments made by President Trump.

“Number one, he’s not a Democrat, he’s a communist, ” Adams said from a Bronx press conference in response to a question about House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries not yet endorsing Mamdani despite meeting with him twice.

Mamdani is a democratic socialist, and Adams’ label mirrored President Trump’s frequent attacks on Mamdani — and other political opponents by branding them as communists. Trump has called Mamdani a “communist” and has said that he would turn New York City into “a communistic city.”

The Mamdani camp called out the mayor’s language.

“It speaks volumes that Eric Adams would rath

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