We are all familiar with the cliche “be careful what you wish for.” Of course, cliches become cliches because, more often than not, they are proven true or serve as indicators of regularly repeating patterns.

Of late, there is growing speculation that President Trump and the Republican Party would “love it” if far-left, socialist, anti-Zionist Zohran Mamdani were elected mayor of New York City in November. This is true for some Republicans, for sure. For Trump, I doubt it.

In an article this week on this site titled “Trump tied in knots by Mamdani questions in New York,” the question arose: How best for Trump and the GOP to handle Mamdani should he win? The consensus seems to be that if Mamdani wins, Trump would then want to pound him nonstop over the next year as an “out-of-touch socialist” who personifies the failing policies Democrats seek to inflict upon the nation.

Ultimately, I don’t see Trump taking that route. It would add oxygen to a growing far-left populist narrative that not only pushes “free is for me” but that the wealthy are to blame for the plight of the poor and........

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