On Friday, ABC’s Good Morning America celebrated a brand new chapter of their hometown politics of New York Metropolis: the inauguration of far-left extremist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The community couldn’t cover their pleasure as fill-in anchor and chief White home correspondent Mary Bruce pivoted away from a lethal Swiss night time membership hearth, with an enormous smile on her face to speak concerning the communist mayor. After all, there was additionally point out of his controversial remark.
“And now to a brand new period in New York Metropolis. Zoran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor on Thursday,” Bruce beamed, parroting Mamdani’s “new period” slogan. “The 34-year-old is the primary Muslim and first particular person of South Asian descent to guide the nation’s largest metropolis.”
Whereas ABC had referred to as President Trump’s plans ‘controversial,’ that wasn’t tone given to Mamdani’s regardless of widespread concern. “The brand new mayor’s first act concerned reasonably priced housing, simply a part of an bold progressive agenda that Mamdani insists will set an instance for the world,” touted correspondent Aaron Katersky.
“Mamdani takes up the progressive mantle from two of its champions who had been there within the viewers: Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders,” Katersky went on to tout. “Now, Mamdani is out to point out an affordability agenda specializing in the working-class can thrive in America’s wealthiest metropolis.”
Katersky was impressed by how Mamdani was in a position to attraction Trump and took motion to undo actions taken by former Mayor Eric Adams:
Mamdani’s rise from political obscurity surprised town and the nation. He has already confounded expectations, charming President Trump throughout a go to to the White Home.
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And in his first moments as mayor, Mamdani revoked all of his predecessor’s government orders signed after September 26, 2024. That was the day former Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on federal corruption prices.
“And a brand new period begins,” boasted fill-in anchor Will Reeve earlier than ending the phase.
Regardless of utilizing 4 soundbites of Mamdani from the occasion, there was no point out of his controversial remark proclaiming he was going to pressure communist collectivism down everybody’s throat. “We’ll change the frigidity of rugged individualism with the heat of collectivism,” he stated, touting an concept that had killed tens of hundreds of thousands of individuals in communist international locations across the globe for many years.
Talking of communism, ABC additionally failed to say that Mamdani failed to supply meals and restrooms for the “block celebration” organized to rejoice.
“Scores of Zohran Mamdani followers who braved freezing temperatures to rejoice the brand new mayor as he was publicly sworn into workplace Thursday had been left upset by the bash the socialist pol had promised,” reported the New York Submit. “Round 10,000 supporters stood outdoors Metropolis Corridor through the occasion — billed as an ‘Inauguration for a New Period Block Celebration’ by Mamdani’s employees — crammed into a number of barricaded pens with out entry to loos or any meals concession stands.”
Its value nothing that each CBS and NBC additionally omitted Mamdani’s remark and the black celebration snafu.
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ABC’s Good Morning America
January 2, 2026
7:08:24 a.m. JapMARY BRUCE: And now to a brand new period in New York Metropolis. Zoran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor on Thursday. The 34-year-old is the primary Muslim and first particular person of South Asian descent to guide the nation’s largest metropolis. Aaron Katersky was there on the inauguration and he joins us right here now. Hey, Aaron, good morning.
AARON KATERSKY: And good morning to you, Mary. The brand new mayor’s first act concerned reasonably priced housing, simply a part of an bold progressive agenda that Mamdani insists will set an instance for the world.
[Cuts to video]
This morning, the brand new mayor of New York is on the job.
MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI (D-NY): I Zohran Kwame Mamdani.
KATERSKY: 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani publically sworn in as the primary Muslim mayor, its youngest in a century, and first democratic socialist.
MAMDANI: To those that insist the period of massive authorities is over, hear me once I say this: not will Metropolis Corridor hesitate to make use of its energy to enhance New Yorkers’ lives.
KATERSKY: Mamdani takes up the progressive mantle from two of its champions who had been there within the viewers: Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders.
SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT): New York, thanks for uplifting our nation!
KATERSKY: Now, Mamdani is out to point out an affordability agenda specializing in the working-class can thrive in America’s wealthiest metropolis.
MAMDANI: There are various who will likely be watching. They need to know if the left can govern.
KATERSKY: Mamdani’s rise from political obscurity surprised town and the nation. He has already confounded expectations, charming President Trump throughout a go to to the White Home.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I really feel very assured that he can do an excellent job. I believe he is gonna be — I believe he is gonna shock some conservative individuals truly, and a few very liberal individuals, he will not shock them as a result of they already like him.
KATERSKY: Trump, and loads of others have been spectacle, even hostile, concerning the ascension of an untested novice, however Mamdani promised hundreds of shivering supporters he would win them over with new concepts.
MAMDANI: We’ll do one thing that New Yorkers do higher than anybody else. We’ll set an instance for the world.
[Cuts back to live]
KATERSKY: And in his first moments as mayor, Mamdani revoked all of his predecessor’s government orders signed after September 26, 2024. That was the day former Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on federal corruption prices. These had been later dropped as a part of a take care of the Trump administration. However Will, Mamdani referred to as it a second when many New Yorkers determined that politics didn’t work for them. He’s making an attempt to vary that.
WILL REEVE: And a brand new period begins. Aaron Katersky, thanks very a lot.
