The Ben Shapiro Show - June 19, 2026


Abolish the Government and Share a Bank Account: The Modern Democratic Party


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Zoran Momdani has a plan to take over the Democratic Party, and it s pretty simple: he s running for mayor of New York City on a platform of socialism. It s no surprise that the DSA is on the rise among Democrats.

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00:00:00.000 You know, I have to give credit to Zoran Momdani where it's due.
00:00:02.000 At least he doesn't lie about what he believes, like Barack Obama.
00:00:04.000 He is just a full on mask off Cartier communist who has never worked a real day in his life.
00:00:09.000 But remember, Obama has endorsed Zoran as the future of the Democratic Party.
00:00:12.000 So they're the same.
00:00:13.000 Again, socialism always sounds awesome in theory, and then in practice, lots and lots and lots of dead bodies in its wake.
00:00:19.000 The devastation that socialism wrought on populations around the globe in the 20th century it's all of the evidence that you need to know that probably you should stay away from it.
00:00:26.000 But again, the mayors of New York, LA, now most likely BC, will be devotees of socialism.
00:00:32.000 But here's Mom Dhani talking about it's a moment for more.
00:00:34.000 Again, Mom Dhani and Obama, the same.
00:00:36.000 He took advantage of a parade for the New York Knicks to talk about his radical policies.
00:00:44.000 Now, this is a moment of more, of asking for more, of expecting more, of delivering more.
00:00:52.000 We won't answer to those who insist we settle for less any longer.
00:00:58.000 Now, people often ask me what I think of the state of the Democratic Party.
00:01:03.000 This slate here today is our answer.
00:01:12.000 The Democratic Party must change.
00:01:22.000 They tend to follow that question with another.
00:01:25.000 Who do you want to run in 2028?
00:01:30.000 Then they ask, when does the race for 2028 begin?
00:01:37.000 It starts now.
00:01:41.000 It starts on Tuesday.
00:01:44.000 It starts when we reject a politics that believes in polls more than principles.
00:01:51.000 Okay, but you still didn't answer the question who you want to run in 2028.
00:01:55.000 I mean, the answer, by the way, is AOC.
00:01:56.000 That's who he wants.
00:01:57.000 He quoted Antonio Gramsci like an actual open, honest to God Marxist.
00:02:03.000 It's unbelievable.
00:02:04.000 It really is.
00:02:05.000 I mean, again, points to him for just saying all the quiet parts out loud of how terrifying and radical the Democratic Party has become.
00:02:14.000 And we need that because, as Gramsci once wrote, the old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born.
00:02:22.000 Now is the time of monsters.
00:02:25.000 These monsters take many forms today. 0.64
00:02:28.000 In those who fund television ads that blanket the airwaves with misleading and bad faith attacks about Claire, Brad, and Dari, those who would rather spend far more on political contributions than they would ever be made to pay in taxes, in AIPAC, for whom the only thing more frightening than democracy being allowed to run its course is an end to genocide and Netanyahu's wars. 0.50
00:03:01.000 They move millions in dark money to accomplish a single goal to preserve their power so that they can turn us against one another. 0.70
00:03:12.000 Great job, Democrats.
00:03:13.000 You're doing great.
00:03:14.000 Keep going with this.
00:03:15.000 Keep going with this insane radicalism.
00:03:16.000 See how it works out for you.
00:03:17.000 By the way, one year ago at the mayoral candidate debate, he was asked his favorite Knicks player other than Jalen Brunson, and he could not name one.
00:03:24.000 He named the coach instead.
00:03:27.000 He's a huge Knicks fan.
00:03:28.000 That's why he's wearing that jersey.
00:03:31.000 Meanwhile, again, the DSA is on the rise among Democrats.
00:03:35.000 In Washington, D.C., the DSA mayoral candidate, a person named Janice Lewis George, was asked what socialism means to her.
00:03:42.000 And the answer is magic.
00:03:45.000 You know, because I think this moment calls for that level of moral clarity and courage.
00:03:50.000 It calls for this level of ingenuity, and it calls for a leader who is focused on putting people first and delivering on the small things, right?
00:03:59.000 Sewer socialism is talking about just making sure your 911 system works, your 311 works.
00:04:05.000 Your trash gets picked up, your snow gets plowed, those basic things that make a difference in everyone's lives and delivering for residents in all eight wards in the city.
00:04:13.000 But it also focuses on delivering those big things, right?
00:04:15.000 Like universal access to childcare, lowering utility costs for DC residents, and fighting against these data centers that are pulling on our grid and expanding community solar.
00:04:26.000 So for me, it's really a moment where ingenuity is necessary and more courage is necessary.
00:04:32.000 So according to that lady, socialism just means like picking up the garbage or something.
00:04:37.000 But it turns out it means more than that.
00:04:39.000 Stu Smith of City Journal is reporting on the DSA's radical new platform.
00:04:44.000 Apparently, the top leadership of the DSA met for an in person meeting of their National Political Committee, and the result of their meeting was Workers Deserve More, a rebooted platform for the organization featuring a host of radical proposals.
00:04:57.000 The document says that they should scrap the U.S. Senate, abolish the carceral forces of the capitalist state.
00:05:02.000 I assume this means getting rid of all private prisons, defunding completely the Department of War, amnesty for all immigrants, and replacing the president and Supreme Court.
00:05:11.000 With an executive and judiciary chosen and subordinate to Congress.
00:05:18.000 There are tons of DSA candidates who are running.
00:05:21.000 Sanchez Zorn Mamdani, who's in control, and a bunch of his friends in New York.
00:05:23.000 It's also Adam Hamawi, who's the candidate in New Jersey, who is, you know, like an actual terror supporter, and all the rest.
00:05:29.000 We'll get some more on this in a moment.
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00:06:37.000 One member of the Marxist Unity Group Caucus argued they have a Marxist Unity Group, by the way, like an actual caucus.
00:06:41.000 It's a caucus within the DSA.
00:06:43.000 They argued, We're never going to have democracy or socialism in the US as long as the president and the Supreme Court exist in their current form.
00:06:48.000 I mean, that's true because we have a constitution and all.
00:06:52.000 The whole point of having the Senate, the President, and the Supreme Court is so that if popular legislation passes through the House of Representatives, the ruling class has these other levels that they can pull to stop it from happening.
00:07:04.000 So, again, the idea is we must have tyranny so we can have socialism, which, of course, is true.
00:07:07.000 This is why the founders built the system in the way that they did.
00:07:10.000 And this is why I full on object when people who are on the right purportedly claim we need to blow away all of the checks and balances of the federal government in order to foster the common good.
00:07:21.000 That's the same thing they're saying on the other side, and they are more likely to get what they want than you are to get what you want.
00:07:25.000 Just going to point it out there because, again, the DSA knows.
00:07:29.000 They get it.
00:07:29.000 The Constitution is a hindrance to where they want to go, which is why they want to obliterate constitutional hindrances like the Constitution.
00:07:38.000 But again, the DSA is infecting virtually all of the Democratic Party these days.
00:07:42.000 DSA will endorse Democratic candidates against Republicans.
00:07:45.000 They will run DSA candidates against kind of normie Democrats in a wide variety of races.
00:07:51.000 The radicalization of the Democratic Party is very real.
00:07:53.000 And then, of course, you just have these sort of weirdos.
00:07:55.000 So, James Tellerico.
00:07:57.000 Who is the Senate candidate for Democrats in Texas?
00:08:00.000 And again, the Tallarico race is shockingly, shockingly close right now.
00:08:05.000 If you look at those Tallarico polls right now, the Texas Senate election, the latest poll from Qantas has Paxton up two points on Tallarico.
00:08:16.000 Two points.
00:08:17.000 Sienna has them even.
00:08:19.000 Not great, Bob. 0.64
00:08:21.000 Hey, but Tallarico is a giant weirdo.
00:08:23.000 He is 37 years old.
00:08:24.000 He still has a joint bank account with his mom.
00:08:28.000 Which is strange.
00:08:31.000 And it's being reported by the Washington Free Beacon.
00:08:34.000 It's unclear why Tallarico shares the account with his mom, but she appears to be helping him, not vice versa.
00:08:39.000 Tamara Tallarico is in her early 60s.
00:08:41.000 She's in good health.
00:08:42.000 She marched to No Kings protests in October of 2025.
00:08:45.000 She's donated a bunch of money to Democrats, and she is married to Tallarico's adoptive father, Mark Tallarico.
00:08:52.000 So, yeah.
00:08:56.000 Also, they donated to his campaign for state rep, which you would assume they would do.
00:08:59.000 But the fact that he shares a Bank account with mommy?
00:09:04.000 Let's just say that it is not underscoring his vast masculinity when you share a bank account with your mom at age 37.
00:09:09.000 It's a little weird.
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