DallasFOX 4 – Dallas mayor Eric Johnson called for concerned New York City residents and business owners to move to the Lone Star State after Democrat Zohran Mamdani won the city’s mayoral primary.
Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday night’s primary.
On Wednesday, Johnson took to social media to post a Wall Street Journal article about Wall Street’s reaction to the idea of a socialist possibly running New York City. Johnson wrote:
“Dear Concerned New York City Resident or Business Owner: Don’t panic! Just move to Dallas, where we strongly support our police, value our partners in the business community, embrace free markets, shun excessive regulation, and protect the American Dream!”
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Johnson has served as the mayor of Dallas since June 2019.
In Dallas, the mayoral position is non-partisan, but in 2023 Johnson announced he had switched to the Republican Party after serving as a Democrat in the Texas House …
