Socialist Mamdani Headed on International Vacay
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Democratic socialist and NYC mayoral front runner Zohran Mamdani is taking an extended summer vacation to Uganda with his wife in the middle of his campaign efforts.
He posted about it and even poked fun at himself for the trip, anticipating the headlines and backlash.
And he got it.
But what's really wild here is that the socialist and some would say communist candidate has supported the abolition of private property, yet strangely, he owns 4 acres of land in Uganda that's valued at upwards of a quarter million bucks…
So to wrap this all up in a big bow of hypocrisy, the socialist candidate who demonizes wealth, the wealthy, and private ownership is taking some privileged R&R time to take an international trip to celebrate his anniversary, likely on the acres of private land he owns in his native country.
You just can't make this stuff up.
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