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Spencer Pratt sparked widespread online reaction over Independence Day weekend after posting a sharp rebuke of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for using the July 4 holiday to criticize America's history.
Pratt, a former reality TV star who drew attention with his surprise Los Angeles mayoral run, continued his political commentary by targeting Mamdani, who marked the nation's 250th Independence Day by delivering an immigration-themed address from George Washington's desk. Flanked by eight recently naturalized U.S. citizens, Mamdani criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Elon Musk, and what he described as the "arena of supremacy" in the United States.
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In a viral response video Pratt bashed Mamdani, saying, "Notice how the communists always attack your history."
Fox News said, "Wearing a T-shirt reading "the anti-socialists social club" and sitting behind a foldout table beside an RV at the site where his home burned down in the Los Angeles Palisades fire last year, Pratt remarked, "We all had to sit and watch that vile, commie mayor sit on the wrong side of our founding father’s desk to try to lecture us about our own history."
"The communists must attack your history," he continued. "Why? Because history is what anchors you, it’s what makes us attached to something."
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— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) July 4, 2026
He referred to communism as "an evil, anti-human religion," seeking to "destroy what makes us human."
"The communist destroys your history so he can take your home and rebuild it in his image. That’s why it is your patriotic duty to celebrate today unashamed. It’s ok to love America, not only is it ok to love America, it’s necessary to love America. We are the only bulwark against tyranny on this earth," said Pratt.
He said, "Erasing history is how you demoralize people, how you unmoor them and detach them from their society so you can take it from them and rewrite it in your image."
Who in the world is Zohran Mamdani?
Bill Donohue would like you to meet Zohran Mamdani.
He is the little-known 33-year-old New York Assemblyman who beat former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the June Democratic mayoral primary. He stunned everyone, in and out of New York City. He won largely because young white people and Asians turned out to support him.
Ironically, the Muslim socialist, who promised the poor an array of freebies, lost the vote of lower-income New Yorkers: they voted for Cuomo. He got his biggest support from young college-educated liberals, most of whom are white and affluent.
His donors include the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Its Unity & Justice Fund contributed $100,000 to New Yorkers for Lower Costs, the largest pro-Mamdani PAC. CAIR has terrorist ties and was named as a co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation case; it provided over $12 million to Hamas.
To say Mamdani is a walking contradiction is an understatement. According to the standards of left-wing activists, Mamdani— who is one of them—is “filthy rich.” Born to a wealthy Indian family in Uganda, his family moved to South Africa when he was five years old. When he was seven, his family moved to the United States, finding a home in New York City.
Like most other rich New Yorkers, Mamdani did not attend the local public school. He spent his elementary school years at the Bank Street School for Children. It is not a school for the middle class, never mind the poor: Tuition is over $66,000 a year. He also did not attend the local public high school. Instead, he went to one of the most elite public schools in New York City.
In other words, for a man who is ideologically committed to the working class and the poor, his wealthy parents kept him far away from them. He never fraternized with the proletariat any more than Marx did (Marx never set foot in a factory in his entire life).
Donohue continues.
Radicals are very good at bashing anyone who even remotely fits the label “privileged.” That would be Mamdani. Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, accurately sums up his upbringing. “There is little room here for doubt that Zohran grew up in an environment that was affluent, privileged, and high status; but also strongly disdainful of Western values and most of what we think of as legitimate government.”
Political strategist Hank Sheinkopf is just as pointed, saying the would-be mayor “grew up with three silver spoons in his mouth.” Mamdani even admits that his parents provided him with a “privileged upbringing.” Indeed, he is such a product of nepotism that he proudly calls himself a “nepo baby.”
Mamdani hates capitalism, but he loves the lifestyle it affords. His parents’ net worth is estimated at between $2 million and $10 million. His mother, in particular, did very well milking the capitalist system.
Mamdani hates capitalism, but he loves the lifestyle it affords. His parents’ net worth is estimated at between $2 million and $10 million. His mother, in particular, did very well milking the capitalist system.
Mira Nair is a product of privilege and a successful filmmaker. She sold her tony New York City loft in 2019 for $1.45 million. His father, Mahmood Mamdani, is a Marxist who holds a chaired professorship in African history and colonialism at Columbia University.
Most people have one marriage ceremony in their home country. Not Mamdani—he had ceremonies on three continents. He got engaged last year to Rama Duwaji, a Syrian artist from Brooklyn. The engagement party was in Dubai, where her parents live. Dubai is one of the world’s 20 richest cities ranked by millionaires. It is home to over 81,000 millionaires, and hundreds more whose wealth exceeds $100 million. No diversity at this engagement party.
Most American Muslims marry in their local mosque. Not Mamdani. In early 2025, he and Rama got married in a secular venue, at City Hall. A clerk presided.
In keeping with his privileged background, the couple more recently celebrated their marriage in his family’s uber-rich compound in the wealthiest area of Uganda. Though Mamdani is opposed to ICE agents wearing masks, he made sure there were plenty of masked security guards at his bash. He also made sure they carried military-style weapons, an odd choice for someone who wants to ban guns. The troops also employed a cellphone jamming system in the two-acre home that overlooks Lake Victoria. They made sure to keep this a closed-door party with no intruders.
Mamdani’s parents wasted no time grooming him to be a hardcore leftist.
Mamdani’s father, who is a Ugandan settler colonialist, has made his academic career attacking settler colonialism. His views are so extreme that he blames the United States, which he says is a settler colonialist state, for creating a model that has inspired many nationalist projects, including Nazi Germany, Israel and the Palestinians.
Zohran’s radical politics explains why he screamed, “Take it down,” when talking about a statue of Columbus in New York City. In fact, he flipped his middle finger at the statue. This is not something associated with liberals—it is the work of far-left wing activists. In point of fact, Mamdani wants nothing to do with liberals, which is why he despises Barack Obama. He is quite blunt about it. “Hasn’t Barack Obama shown that the lesser evil is still pretty damn evil?”
Nothing defines Mamdani’s radical politics more than his hatred of Israel. He says his opposition to Israel is “central to my identity.” He means it. “The struggle for Palestinian liberation is at the core of my politics and continues to be.” This is not something new. When he was at Bowdoin College, majoring in Africana Studies, he cofounded the school’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. He led the fight to boycott Israeli institutions, and still does today.
Once again, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. His father has called for a “Third Intifada,” meaning a third uprising against Israel. He has also written of his desire to destigmatize suicide bombings.
Takeaway
Mamdani and his socialist-communist comrades are taking in millions of dollars from the wealthy class who hate America for several reasons.
They are pouring those millions into political campaigns. And several have won their primary campaigns and will be on the November ballot.
This movement is not a tidal wave — yet. But it is a sneaker wave.
However, it will become a tidal wave if the American public remains uninformed or oblivious to the facts.
One other belief that binds these people together is their hate of Christianity and of Israel.
Knowing this gives Christians and Jews a clear understanding of where this un-American movement is headed.
Be Informed. Be Discerning. Be Vigilant. Be Faithful. Be Bold. Be Prayerful.
