The Newsweek claims the U.S. has become a socialist republic, calculating its democratic deficit with remarkable precision.

The cover headline of Newsweek, issue dated October 23, 2026, reads: "THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF AMERICA."

The cover image, arranged from left to right, features Hasan Pik, a Turkish-American left-wing internet personality and news anchor; Zoran Mammadani, mayor of New York City in 2026; veteran U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders; Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a prominent member of Congress; and Abdul El-Sayed, a left-leaning politician from Michigan, public health scholar, and representative of Midwestern progressive thought.

The White House expressed strong disapproval, sharing the cover image and issuing a warning that core policies associated with American democratic socialism would result in an estimated $49 trillion increase in fiscal deficits over the next decade.

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