Fox News Digital spoke to NYC Councilwoman Inna Vernikov about Zohran Mamdani (Fox News Digital/Getty)
"Think about going into the DMV. Think about going anywhere, and just remember how much red tape and incompetence you'll see going to any of these agencies, and that's what Mamdani wants to do with New York City," Vernikov said. "He wants government-run supermarkets. That is completely counter, runs completely counter to what America is supposed to be. America was built on the free market economy, free marketplace of ideas, the idea of meritocracy and capitalism, and competition. Capitalism is not perfect, but it's based on the idea of competition."
Vernikov added that New York City under Mamdani, in her opinion, will be "dangerous," "chaotic," and "lawless."
Mamdani met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in New York on Friday as Democrats continue to be pressed on whether they will endorse Mamdani despite his past controversial comments on economics, Israel and policing.
MAMDANI SPARKS FIRESTORM WITH RESURFACED COMMENT ON ABOLISHING PRIVATE PROPERTY: 'HE'S A COMMUNIST'
New York City Council member Inna Vernikov speaks at a press conference sponsored by New York City Council Member Vickie Paladino about supporting public sector workers affected by COVID-19 vaccine mandates. (Barry Williams for NY Daily News via Getty Images)
Vernikov echoed that sentiment to Fox News Digital and said that Mamdani "is the Democratic Party today."
"The problem with the Democratic Party is it's no longer the Democratic Party of JFK," Vernikov said. "It's the Democratic Party of AOC and all the radicals. It has radically moved to the left, and a lot of Democrats are now put into this position: Do we endorse this guy or do we stay away from this guy? And some of them actually have been threatened with physical violence, and the primary from a progressive, so they're really stuck politically."
Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani's campaign for comment.
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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