Adams booed, Trump ignored and a warning to his own administration: Inside Mamdani’s inauguration speech
Chants break out as Zohran Mamdani is sworn in by Bernie Sanders
- The crowd at Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration broke out in “tax the rich” chants as he was sworn in as New York City's mayor Thursday.
- Mamdani pledged an aggressive agenda to make the city more affordable for working people after campaigning on issues such as universal childcare, affordable rents, and free bus service.
- His public inauguration, which came hours after a midnight ceremony, featured speeches from prominent democratic socialists, including U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
- Sanders, whom Mamdani calls his inspiration, defended the new mayor’s agenda, saying, "Making sure that people can live in affordable housing is not radical. It is the right and decent thing to do."
- The crowd of several thousand erupted in cheers when Sanders called on America's millionaires and billionaires to pay more in taxes, breaking into a chant of "tax the rich."