Mamdani strongly condemns Trump's capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro as 'act of war'

Mamdani, a democratic socialist inaugurated on New Year's Day, said during a news conference Saturday he discussed the matter with Trump on the phone, pushing back on the commander in chief's decision.

"I called the president and spoke with him directly to register my opposition to this act and to make clear that it was an opposition based on being opposed to a pursuit of regime change, to the violation of federal international law and a desire to see that be consistent each and every day," Mamdani said. "I registered my opposition, I made it clear and we left it at that."

The mayor later took to X, claiming the "blatant pursuit of regime change" will directly affect New Yorkers and Venezuelans living in New York City.

Mamdani also campaigned on public-run housing, childcare, transit and city-owned grocery stores, similar to Maduro's policies of state-run food distribution, healthcare and housing.

Fox News host and former white house press secretary Kayleigh McEnany noted the "juxtaposition" of Maduro being prosecuted in New York City, which Mamdani oversees.

"The 'warm collectivism' promised during Mamdani's inaugural speech (which killed 100 million people in the 20th century) is about to be prosecuted in federal court in the city he oversees," McEnany wrote in an X post. "The juxtaposition is quite something."

However, Venezuelan socialism involves nationalization and central control, which led to an economic collapse and authoritarian drift.

Mamdani's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.