Mayor’s rebuke could signal end of 'Democratic Socialist, radical politicking' in this city, activist says

San Francisco Mayor London Breed fired back at leftist city official who criticized 'punitive' drug policies

Hannah Ray Lambert | Fox News

San Francisco Mayor London Breed's verbal sparring match with a city official over the role of police in fighting the drug crisis could signal a tone shift, according to one cautiously-optimistic activist.

"It sent a message, I think, to San Franciscans that the age of this kind of Democratic Socialist, radical politicking in San Francisco is coming to an end," recovering addict-turned-activist Tom Wolf told Fox News.

Breed recently committed to cracking down on open-air drug markets in San Francisco, and announced during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday that police made 38 arrests in about one week. During a question and answer period, Supervisor Dean Preston criticized Breed's approach as contradicting the city's 2022 overdose prevention plan stating that "Black, Brown and indigenous communities nationwide" have been disproportionately impacted by racist drug policies. Read more and see videos here.

Obama Accuses Republicans of Fueling 'Anger' With Its 'Elitist Economic Agenda' 

Sarah Arnold / Townhall Tipsheet

Former President Barack Obama is back to throwing criticism towards the Republican Party, recently claiming the GOP has adopted a "big business" attitude. 

During a Thursday appearance on David Axelrod's Axe Files podcast, Obama accused the GOP of fueling "anger" and "resentment" from its supporters, claiming the party is struggling because they have embraced an "elitist economic agenda."

"We've developed, what we've seen is a Republican Party that has embraced a cultural populism, the kind of populism that we talked about earlier: resentment, anger, you know, exploiting people's sense that things are rigged," Obama said.

The former president added that he would like to see a "working-class version" of the Republican Party but, according to him, the GOP compares to a "country club." 

"But what you don't see is the Republican Party embracing ... they still have very much an elitist economic agenda, with a cultural overlay," Obama continued. 

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