{"id":2524039,"date":"2025-12-22T16:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zohran-mamdani-elects-to-be-sworn-in-by-bernie-sanders\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:38:40","slug":"zohran-mamdani-elects-to-be-sworn-in-by-bernie-sanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zohran-mamdani-elects-to-be-sworn-in-by-bernie-sanders\/","title":{"rendered":"Zohran Mamdani Elects to Be Sworn in by Bernie Sanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzohran-mamdani-elects-to-be-sworn-in-by-bernie-sanders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2524039&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mayor-elect zohran Mamdani will be sworn in at midnight on Jan.1 by New york Attorney General Letitia James,with a public,ticketed ceremony at 1 p.m. that will feature Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sanders praised Mamdani as a leader for working peopel and said it was his honor to swear him in; he previously swore in Bill de Blasio in 2018. The inauguration will invite about 4,000 guests,and a free block party on Broadway will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The transition has faced controversy: one appointee, Catherine Almonte Da costa, resigned after anti\u2011Semitic social posts resurfaced, and critics and editorials have attacked Mamdani&#8217;s staffing choices and ideological direction, citing picks like Julie Su as evidence the management will be strongly left\u2011wing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is trotting out arch-progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders for his public swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 1.<\/p>\n<p>At the stroke of midnight, Mamdani will have New York state Attorney General Letitia James swear him in, his transition team said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2025\/12\/22\/mamdani-to-be-sworn-in-as-mayor-by-bernie-sanders--letitia-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NY1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-uvalde-schools-police-chief-insists-hes-cooperating-with-massacre-probe\/\" title=\"Embattled Uvalde Schools Police Chief Insists He\u2019s Cooperating With Massacre Probe\">public ceremony scheduled<\/a> for 1 p.m. will feature Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani said it would be &ldquo;an honor to be sworn in by two leaders I have admired for years: Attorney General Tish James and Senator Bernie Sanders.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Attorney General James has taken on powerful interests in her defense of New Yorkers and embodied the principle of equal justice before the law,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sen. Bernie Sanders laid the foundations for our movement with his steadfast commitment to the dignity of working people and his belief in a government that serves the many, not just the few,&rdquo; Mamdani said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can think of no better leaders to help usher in a new era for New York City,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders has done this before. He swore in former Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2018 as de Blasio entered his second term.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mamdani&rsquo;s inauguration spectacle is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >peak performative authoritarianism&#038;mdash<\/a>;a seven-block cult rally masking the chaos he&rsquo;s unleashed since November. This isn&rsquo;t a &ldquo;new era&rdquo;; it&rsquo;s taxpayer-funded theater while NYCHA crumbles and crime soars. Remember when he mocked Hanukkah and faked&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CityDeskNYC (@CityDeskNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityDeskNYC\/status\/2002882064534605992?\">December 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;At a moment when democracy is under attack and cynicism about our politics runs deep, Zohran Mamdani represents a new generation of progressive leadership rooted in courage, integrity, and solidarity,&rdquo; Sanders said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/zohran-mamdani-swearing-in-letitia-james-bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His victory is not just about one city or one election, it is about the strength of a working class movement that says unequivocally: the future of New York belongs to the people, not the billionaire class. It is my honor to swear him in as the next mayor of New York City,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration is a ticketed event with 4,000 people invited.<\/p>\n<p>A block party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day on Broadway will be open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a Mamdani appointee quit after one day on the job when anti-Semitic posts from her past surfaced, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/18\/mamdanis-new-appointments-chief-resigns-over-anti-jewish-posts-00698710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Appointments Catherine Almonte Da Costa had posted comments such as &ldquo;Money hungry Jews smh&rdquo;; &ldquo;Woo! Promoted to the upstairs office today! Working alongside these rich Jewish peeps.&rdquo;; and &ldquo;Far Rockaway train is the Jew train.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/21\/opinion\/zohs-staffer-picks-are-starting-to-confirm-nyers-worst-fears-for-the-next-four-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post editorial<\/a> said that Mamdani&rsquo;s administration will be &nbsp;&ldquo;A City Hall run by a combination of supposedly moderate veterans of Mayor Bill de Blasio&rsquo;s crew plus an all-star team of outright radicals drawn from the nationwide hard-left movement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The editorial noted that Julie Su, Mamdani&rsquo;s pick for deputy mayor for economic justice, is a &ldquo;pro-union progressive who allowed billions in fraud when overseeing California&rsquo;s unemployment benefits, and couldn&rsquo;t win Senate approval to serve as President Joe Biden&rsquo;s Labor secretary as moderate Democrats found her too radical.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the very least, it&rsquo;s plain that the City Hall braintrust will be far to the left of the crew that ran Gotham under de Blasio, until now New York&rsquo;s most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/londons-khan-calls-for-return-of-mandatory-masks-on-public-transport-in-uk\/\" title=\"London&#039;s Khan Calls for Return of Mandatory Masks on ... 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