Mamdani Turns Famous Ronald Reagan Quote On Its Head To Push City-Run Grocery Stores

Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani flipped a famous Ronald Reagan quote on its head to justify government-controlled grocery stores in a Monday speech.

The former anti-communist Republican president was wrong to say in 1986 that “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help,’” Mamdani told supporters while announcing an upcoming city-run grocery store in the Bronx. “The power of government” will help deliver New Yorkers from the city’s economic woes, the self-proclaimeddemocratic socialist mayor said.

“It’s a good quote, but I disagree,” Mamdani said of Reagan. “I think nine more terrifying words are actually, ‘I worked all day and can’t feed my family.’”

“We are going to use the power of government to lower prices and make it easier for New Yorkers to put food on the table,” Mamdani continued. “When government understands its purpose as serving the very working people that it has left behind time and again, it can make a difference in the most pressing struggles facing our city today. It’s not just that government can help, it’s that government must help, and our government will help.”

Mamdani plans to spend $70 million to create five total stores across the city starting in East Harlem, his office said Monday