{"id":2527833,"date":"2026-01-01T07:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-to-speak-at-mamdani-inauguration-as-gop-paints-him-as-new-democratic-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T07:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:51:34","slug":"aoc-to-speak-at-mamdani-inauguration-as-gop-paints-him-as-new-democratic-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-to-speak-at-mamdani-inauguration-as-gop-paints-him-as-new-democratic-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC to speak at Mamdani inauguration as GOP paints him as new Democratic leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Faoc-to-speak-at-mamdani-inauguration-as-gop-paints-him-as-new-democratic-leader%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=2527833&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>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-win-big-in-texas-mayoral-races-with-increased-latino-support\/\" title=\"...ublicans Win Big In Texas ...al Races With Increased Latino Support\">mayor-elect<\/a> Zohran mamdani at his City Hall inauguration on New Year&#8217;s Day, where Bernie Sanders will administer the oath to a 4,000-ticketed audience. Mamdani praised AOC as a partner in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-increasingly-unlikely-to-call-themselves-progressives-ahead-of-midterms\/\" title=\"... Increasingly Unlikely to Call Themselves \u201cProgressives\u201d Ahead of Midterms\">people-powered movement<\/a>. Republicans have been framing Mamdani as the new face of the Democratic Party, using his win to tie other Democrats and progressive candidates to a &#8220;socialist&#8221; agenda as part of 2026 midterm messaging. The NRSC and GOP lawmakers have highlighted candidates they say mirror Mamdani&#8217;s views, while leaders like Rep. Mike Lawler and Speaker Mike Johnson cast the party&#8217;s power centre as shifting toward figures like AOC and Sanders. Democrats push back, saying Republicans repeatedly shift their attack targets. Observers say attention will focus on how Mamdani governs New York and how he responds to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >national political pressures<\/a>, including from former President Donald Trump.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">AOC to speak at Mamdani inauguration as GOP paints him as new Democratic Party leader<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2453009\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) is set to introduce <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a> Mayor-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani <\/a>on Thursday as Republicans aim to paint him as the leader of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP has persisted in its efforts in recent months to tie Democrats to the socialist who won the high-profile New York mayoral race last month. Since Mamdani began to rise to fame, Republicans have shown early indications that they plan to continue framing him as the face of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> as part of their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\">2026 midterm elections<\/a> messaging.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4379119\/off-year-elections-test-democrats-2026\/\">Off-year Democratic gains send mixed signals ahead of 2026&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4361626\/trump-tests-tim-walz-democratic-boogeyman-somali-fraud-scandal-minnesota\/\">Trump tests Tim Walz as Democratic boogeyman after Somali fraud scandal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4379219\/jack-smith-withheld-names-gop-lawmakers-greenlit-phone-records-access\/\">Jack Smith withheld names from judges who greenlit GOP lawmakers&#8217; phone records access<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez will be joined by longtime Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) for the City Hall inauguration ceremony on New Year&rsquo;s Day that can be attended by 4,000 ticketed guests. Sanders will administer the oath of office, swearing in Mamdani as mayor.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4378897\/mamdani-inaugurated-new-york-mayor-midnight-what-to-know\/\"><strong>MAMDANI WILL BE INAUGURATED AS NEW YORK CITY MAYOR AT MIDNIGHT: WHAT TO KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the many New Yorkers who have long felt betrayed by a broken status quo, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embodies a new kind of politics that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-calls-out-high-spending-in-nyc-mayoral-race\/\" title=\"... calls out high spending in NYC ...al race\">puts working people<\/a> at the heart of it,&rdquo; Mamdani said in a statement. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been so proud to count her as a partner across the many stages of our people-powered movement&mdash;from the primary campaign to our Forest Hills rally in October to the very first day of the transition&mdash;and I&rsquo;m honored that she&rsquo;ll be a part of our historic City Hall inauguration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York Republicans have slammed the mayor-elect in the weeks and months leading up to the election and his inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York City, you will see the face of the Democratic Party: Mamdani, AOC, and Bernie Sanders,&rdquo; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lawler4ny\/status\/2006157004113313820?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;Zohran Mamdani is an avowed socialist, and we are seeing socialists across the country run for office as the Democratic Party continues to embrace and move further to the left.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-republican-senatorial-committee\/\">National Republican Senatorial Committee<\/a> pushed messaging this week ahead of the inauguration that tied candidates across the country to Mamdani, listing out examples of each candidate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Texas state Rep.] James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett are modeling their campaigns around Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s socialist and extremist agenda in an effort to pull ahead in their messy primary,&rdquo; NRSC regional press secretary Samantha Cantrell wrote. &ldquo;Democrats are rallying behind Mamdani&rsquo;s radical, copy-cat candidates in messy primaries across the nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans pushed this narrative throughout the record-long <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\">government shutdown<\/a> earlier this year that lasted through the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2025-elections\/\">November elections<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The new power center of the Left isn&rsquo;t the moderates; it&rsquo;s the AOCs and the Bernie Sanders and the Mamdani&rsquo;s of the party,&rdquo; House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) said last month after Democrats&rsquo; sweeping victory across the country while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-debt-smashes-historic-milestone-despite-federal-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"National Debt Smashes Historic Milestone Despite Federal Government Shutdown\">government remained shut<\/a> down.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP has long tried to tie the progressive end of the Democratic Party to the other factions as Democrats continue to search for a strong leader. Republicans have targeted Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX), who is running to be the Democratic Senate nominee in Texas, Sanders, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ilhan-omar\/\">Ilhan Omar<\/a> (D-MN), and Ocasio-Cortez, among others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4364944\/democrats-split-merits-jan-6-committee-return-spotlight\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS SPLIT ON MERITS ON JAN. 6 COMMITTEE&rsquo;S RETURN TO SPOTLIGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans have been playing this sort of Whack-a-Mole for so long,&rdquo; Democratic operative Jon Reinish told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> earlier this year. &ldquo;[Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)] was the liberal San Francisco hippie [former President Barack] Obama, super, super lefty, boogey woman, then it switched to AOC, and [former Secretary of State] Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s no longer such a focus. [Former Vice President] Kamala Harris skyrocketed for a minute and then lost terribly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All eyes will be on Mamdani as he assumes his position in one of the largest cities in the United States to see how his policies work and how he responds to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who has long been known to go after states and cities with Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOC to introduce Mamdani as GOP dubs him leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2527834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-d3asb7l4j-1767214390386-e1767214565846.jpg?1767196551&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[8334,32923,6203,53824,56552],"class_list":["post-2527833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-aoc","tag-democratic-party","tag-gop","tag-inauguration-2","tag-mamdani"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-d3asb7l4j-1767214390386-e1767214565846.jpg?1767196551&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2527833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527837,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527833\/revisions\/2527837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2527834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}