Trump Backs Savage’s Call to Deport ‘Hardcore Communist Bastards’ Like NYC Mayor Mamdani

President Donald Trump has amplified a fiery call from conservative pundit Michael Savage to criminalize and deport “hardcore communist bastards,” including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The move signals a sharp escalation in Trump’s anti-socialist rhetoric as democratic socialist candidates gain ground in U.S. primaries.

On Sunday, Trump shared a 49-minute video on Truth Social from Savage, the veteran radio host. In the rant, Savage urged Americans to see through what he called the “smirking” facade of Mamdani and other rising democratic socialists. Savage compared their agenda to that of Pol Pot, the Cambodian communist leader responsible for the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million in