On Tuesday night, Donald Trump issued a stern rebuke to Republicans, criticizing their failure to sufficiently promote his agenda during the 2025 campaign season. He suggested that this oversight might cost them dearly in upcoming elections.

Trump cautioned that such electoral defeats could steer the United States toward a dangerous path, potentially ushering in a more progressive, even communist, rule if more left-leaning candidates continue to secure office.

In addressing the surprising Republican setbacks, he offered strategic advice for securing future victories. Despite generally steering clear of naming specific individuals, Trump did mention New York City’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, while discussing the contentious issue of gender in sports.

“These people are crazy,” Trump declared during a business forum held in Florida on Wednesday. “And Mamdani—whatever the hell his name is in New York—he thinks it’s wonderful to have men playing in women’s sports.”

He went on to express skepticism about Mamdani’s leadership, saying, “Now let’s see how a communist does in New York—we’re going to see how that works out. And we’ll help them… we want New York to be successful. We’ll help them—a little bit, maybe.”

Trump concluded by suggesting that Republicans might have faltered in selecting candidates for key positions such as mayor and governor during Tuesday’s elections, implying that stronger choices could bolster their chances in the future.

The president told Republicans that they need to brag more about how much more they’ve done for Americans than the Democrats in order to win.

And he warned that Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, will plunge the U.S. into a communist state. 

Donald Trump publicly reprimanded Republicans for not bragging enough about his agenda during their 2025 campaign season – leading to sweeping losses for the party on Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Trump slammed New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, saying: ‘Remember I said we will never have a socialist elected to any post in our country?… We skipped socialist and we put in a communist instead’

But he assured while speaking at the American Business Forum in Miami, Florida on Wednesday that ‘as long as I’m in the White House the United States is not going communist in any way shape or form.’

‘We’re going to stop it – stop this nonsense,’ he insisted.

Trump admitted earlier on Wednesday the government shutdown contributed to Republicans losing out in Tuesday night’s election.

GOP senators were still licking their wounds from Tuesday night’s results as they gathered at the White House on Wednesday morning for breakfast with Trump and some of his cabinet members.

The president insisted that the latest results are ‘not good for anybody’ in the country.

During those remarks he did not mention any specific race and was noticeably silent about Democratic Socialist Mamdani winning his mayoral race.

‘I thought we’d have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it,’ Trump said during remarks at the top of the breakfast.

He also said they would talk about the shutdown ‘and how that relates to last night’.

‘I think if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor – negative for the Republicans,’ the president added.

Speaking about rising employment rates at his remarks in Miami later on Wednesday, Trump said it’s ‘real easy to win election’ when you tell Americans how great you are and ‘talk about the facts.’

‘More people working – these are things you have to talk about,’ the president said as he touted the rising employment rate. ‘It doesn’t just happen – you’ve got to tell them.’

‘It’s wonderful to do them, but if people don’t talk about them then you can do not so well in elections,’ he added.

Trump used his remarks in Miami, Florida on November 5, 2025 to tell Republicans that they need to spell out for voters how much Republicans have accomplished

Trump cautioned Americans against allowing more progressives to get elected, claiming that Democrats in Congress agree with Mamdani’s radical agenda.

‘Remember I said we will never have a socialist elected to any post in our country?… We skipped socialist and we put in a communist instead,’ Trump claimed. ‘That didn’t work out too well.’

‘But as I’ve warned for many years our opponents are hellbent on turning America into a communist Cuba or a socialist Venezuela – and you see what happened to those countries,’ he continued.

Trump said that Miami, the city where he was speaking on Wednesday, would soon be a ‘refuge for those fleeing communism in New York City.’

‘I hope it works out for New York. I love New York,’ Trump said of his hometown.