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Democratic-Socialist Primary Wins Spur Trump, Speaker Warnings

7/6/2026

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House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that the rise of democratic-socialist candidates threatens governance, likening it to Cold War communism.
Progressive and democratic-socialist candidates won primaries in multiple states including New York, Colorado, Maine, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
U.S. President Donald Trump called democratic socialism a cancer and urged pushback in his July 4 address.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s slate swept New York’s Democratic primaries on June 23, beating incumbents Adriano Espaillat and Dan Goldman.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that the rise of democratic-socialist candidates threatens governance, likening it to Cold War communism.
Progressive and democratic-socialist candidates won primaries in multiple states including New York, Colorado, Maine, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
U.S. President Donald Trump called democratic socialism a cancer and urged pushback in his July 4 address.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s slate swept New York’s Democratic primaries on June 23, beating incumbents Adriano Espaillat and Dan Goldman.