This report was delivered by Joseph Kishore, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (US), to a public meeting held in Detroit after the “No Kings” rallies on October 18, 2025.
The election of Mamdani reflects growing social anger and opposition to Trump—aspirations that Mamdani’s program cannot address.
The domination of the United States by a parasitic oligarchy, whose seat of power is in the White House, is on display for everyone to see.
As the power behind the throne in the Bush-Cheney administration, the vice president was responsible for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, CIA kidnappings and torture and illegal mass surveillance of the American population.
It was not until Tuesday’s cabinet briefing that Starmer spoke against “calls to violence from [a] foreign billionaire”. But even then, the (unnamed) billionaire’s incitement of a far-right coup against his own government passed without comment.
Trump went on national television Wednesday to exploit the shooting and turn Kirk into a martyr to legitimize escalating violence from the far-right and threaten his political opponents.
Over the weekend three Republican governors announced plans to supplement Trump’s deployment of D.C. National Guard, bringing the total number of troops in the capital city to 1,500.
The appointment of E. J. Antoni, to what is supposedly a non-partisan position in the administration, is another significant step in Trump’s efforts to establish a personalised regime.
