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Donald Trump publicly reprimanded Republicans for not touting his agenda enough during the 2025 campaign season to win more elections on Tuesday night. And he warned the results could begin a slippery slope of plunging the United States into communist rule if more progressives are voted into office. The president tackled the stunning Republican election losses, and advised on how they could win more elections – and while largely avoiding naming the winners and losers, Trump finally mentioned New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani by name just once when talking about how Republicans are keeping men out of women's sports. 'These people are crazy,' Trump said during a business forum 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.' '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,' he added. Trump also claimed that Republicans 'could have done a little better in terms of candidates' who were put up for mayor, governor and other local positions in Tuesday's elections. 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. 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 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.
