"CNN's Abby Phillip laid out some surprising policy overlaps between President Donald Trump and New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist. On CNN's Table for Five on Saturday, Phillip and her panel discussed Mamdani and his challenge to debate Trump. Mamdani asked for the debate following reports that Trump would offer an administration position to New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) in order to clear the way for Andrew Cuomo to take on Mamdani."
"I think it's a big mistake to have government ownership of things and of course it's a step towards socialism. What is worrisome is when you see the people supporting the president, just sort of saying, no, no this is good and it is good that the government should own. And that really worries me because I worry that the free market movement, the movement that was a big part of the Republican Party is being diminished over time, Paul told CNBC."
"You have Trump offering tariff rebate checks, potentially, $1,000 baby accounts, big ticket infrastructure plans, subsidies for U.S. industries, buying into and getting stakes in those industries, Phillip said. And of course Mamdani has a lot of things free child care, ownership of grocery stores, public transit, right control, etc. But he's not alone, right? And according to Rand Paul, Trump is headed in that direction too."
Policy overlaps exist between President Donald Trump and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, including government stakes in industry, tariff rebate checks, $1,000 baby accounts, large infrastructure plans, subsidies, and expanded social services. Mamdani has proposed free child care, municipal ownership of grocery stores, and public transit control. Mamdani challenged Trump to a debate after reports that Trump might offer an administration position to Mayor Eric Adams to clear the path for Andrew Cuomo. A senator criticized the administration's 10% stake in Intel as a step toward socialism and warned about erosion of free-market principles.
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