Vice President J.D. Vance criticized New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani at the Claremont Institute's Statesmanship Award Dinner for his comments on Independence Day, which described the U.S. as "contradictory" and "unfinished." Vance pointed to Mamdani's father's escape from ethnic violence in Uganda, claiming Mamdani lacks gratitude toward the U.S., which offered refuge. Vance questioned Mamdani's perspective, asserting that the country generously hosted his family. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, proposes policies such as rent freezes and increased taxes on wealthier neighborhoods, aiming to improve democracy and protect residents' rights.
"There is no gratitude in those words. No sense of owing something to this land or the people who turned its wilderness into the most powerful nation on Earth," Vance asserted in a clip released by the White House.
Mamdani stated, "America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home."
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