"We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism, Mamdani announced to cheers from the supporters during his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. The comment drew a quick clapback from Dmitriev, the Harvard-educated head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, who directly addressed the self-described democratic socialist via X as comrade. He also panned Mamdani's left-wing ideas with a friendly reminder that collectivism has already been tried."
"Dear Comrade Mamdani just a friendly reminder that this has been tried before. https://t.co/a2vEzkomqe Kirill Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) January 1, 2026 The Kremlin official, who was appointed by Putin to meet with special envoy Steve Witkoff in November for Ukraine peace talks, followed with a further tweet, mockingly posting a Simpsons gif of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin walking like a zombie with the subtitle: Must crush capitalism! pic.twitter.com/C3gUD8iBWT Kirill Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) January 1, 2026"
Zohran Mamdani pledged to "replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism" during his New York City swearing-in ceremony, drawing cheers. Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund and a Putin ally, responded on X, addressing Mamdani as "comrade" and tweeting "just a friendly reminder that this has been tried before." Dmitriev followed by posting a Simpsons gif of Vladimir Lenin with the subtitle "Must crush capitalism!" The remarks drew criticism from MAGA commentators and conservatives who described the rhetoric as chilling after Mamdani praised Senator Bernie Sanders during the ceremony.
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