New York State Democratic Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, a thirty-three-year-old Muslim socialist who hails from Uganda, clinched the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City.

The young democratic socialist focused on controversial economic policies, such as freezing rents and launching a chain of city-run grocery stores, in order to upset former New York City Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race.

Mamdani believes his focus on cost of living presents a national roadmap for Democrats as they reel after a disappointing election cycle which saw President Donald Trump retake the White House.

“I think there’s a question of how we return back to what made so many of us proud to be Democrats,” Mamdani said in an interview. “I think it’s that focus on an economic agenda, on ensuring that people can do more than just struggle.”

Trump reacted to the outcome of the primary race in his former longtime home city by contending on social media that the Democrats have “crossed the line.”

“Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor. We’ve had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous,” the commander-in-chief said.

Mamdani meanwhile noted that Trump ran a campaign which centered on economic issues and challenges facing the middle class. “If that is ever something he changes his mind on, then that’s somewhere that I would be willing to work with him,” Mamdani added.

Many conservatives have voiced concerns about the socialistic economic policies championed by Mamdani, as well as a likely decline in public safety should he become mayor and deemphasize policing.