"I don't want to hear any politicians call each other fascists, authoritarians, wannabe-dictators, communists none of that kind of rhetoric anymore. It's all dead, because if you call someone that, and then turn around and say, But I'm willing to work with them, it looks hypocritical. And there is no such thing as working with uh fascists. That's not how fascism works. Fascism isn't a normal political disagreement."
"So politicians need to stop using that kind of language because you don't believe it. Leave that type of commentary for the social media crowd and just go do your job as a politician, because I feel like that rhetoric is irresponsible in this climate. It riles people up. It makes folks mad at each other, fighting in the street, trying to kill our political opposition. Meanwhile, the politicians are working with each other. Like, no. So, they need to cut it out."
President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani met cordially in the Oval Office despite prior mutual attacks. Trump had repeatedly labeled Mamdani a communist and warned about his potential mayoralty, while Mamdani had called Trump a fascist and vowed to oppose his agenda. During the meeting Trump invited Mamdani to repeat the label, and Mamdani affirmed it. The interaction prompted calls to end incendiary political labeling as hypocritical, irresponsible, and likely to inflame violence, especially when politicians continue to work with one another despite heated rhetoric.
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