Mike Johnson warns of ‘mini Mamdanis’ taking the country ‘far, far left’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) raised the alarm about progressives similar to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani “popping up” in elections across the country as more left-leaning candidates gain momentum within the Democratic Party. 

Johnson cautioned against the shift in an interview with Fox News released Wednesday, saying it is something that has “never [been] seen before in American history.”

“The way I describe it in summary is there are mini Mamdanis popping up all around the country,” Johnson said. “They’re openly about socialist, Marxist ideology.”

The speaker’s comments come as more progressive candidates across the country either win their primaries or gain more national attention, including Senate candidates Graham Platner in Maine and Abdul el Sayed in Michigan. 

Johnson pushed back on critics who equate Democrats becoming more progressive with Republicans starting the Tea Party after former President Barack Obama was elected, arguing the change in the GOP was about “fiscal responsibility.”