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Fox News
08-08-2025
- Politics
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Katie Pavlich warns Mamdani could give the Left 'breath of life'
Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich, Stagwell Inc. CEO Mark Penn and Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson dissect the Democratic Party's 'radical' socialist movement on 'Hannity.'
Yahoo
02-08-2025
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- Yahoo
Bill Maher on possibility of Mamdani as New York City mayor: 'We've never had someone this radical'
Comedian Bill Maher sparred Friday with one of his guests, Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., when the lawmaker dismissed criticism of New York City's Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as a "contrived villain or boogeyman." "He's not contrived. He's gonna be the mayor of New York," Maher argued. The late-night show host cited Mamdani's "Marxist" positions, such as the "abolition of private property," after he declared that the Big Apple has "never had someone this radical." "There's a lot of opposition [to Mamdani] because we've never had someone this radical," Maher warned. "Some of the things he says, you know he quotes Marxists, 'each according to their need.' I mean, that's straight up Communism." 'Existential Threat': Jewish Leaders Warn Of Nyc 'Mass Exodus' If Zohran Mamdani Wins In November Meanwhile, Rep. Crow maintained that a "boogeyman" like Mamdani comes around every election cycle for Republicans. Read On The Fox News App "They always try to create a villain is my point," he said. "They always try to create some boogeyman or bogeywoman." "No, these are quotes. I'm not creating anything, I'm quoting [Mamdani]," Maher debated. The comedian's second guest, columnist James Kirchick, did not hesitate to chime in about the criticism Mamdani has received from conservatives. "Everything that the crazy far-right alleged about Obama – wasn't born in America, Islamist, socialist, antisemite, hates America, it's all true about this guy [Mamdani]," Kirchick claimed. Top Democrats, Media Demand Zohran Mamdani Condemn 'Globalize The Intifada' Phrase Kirchick went on to describe what he finds the "most appalling" about Mamdani. "He defends the expression 'globalize the intifada,' which explicitly means – and I don't wanna hear anyone deny this – it means kill Jews whenever and wherever you can find them," Kirchick added. The "Secret City" author hit both sides of the political aisle, comparing Democrats who are not refusing to endorse Mamdani to Republicans 10 years ago, who were "letting Trump go on and on and they weren't standing up to him." New Yorkers Skeptical After Zohran Mamdani Distances Himself From Phrase 'Globalize The Intifada' "I feel with this guy we're seeing the same sort of cowardice and spinelessness," Kirchick asserted. In July, the New York Times reported that Mamdani told a group of business leaders he would not use the phrase "globalize the intifada," and he would "discourage" others from using it. The American Pulse polling firm conducted a survey in July, in which it found that 30% of New York City voters support Mamdani's refusal to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada" and his backing of the anti-Israel boycott article source: Bill Maher on possibility of Mamdani as New York City mayor: 'We've never had someone this radical' Solve the daily Crossword
Fox News
21-07-2025
- Politics
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Unearthed Mamdani clip reveals how his upbringing made him open to being called 'radical,' socialist
A resurfaced interview by New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani shows him explaining that the family he grew up in made him "open" to being a "radical" and suggesting that socialism needs to be re-branded. "I think, honestly, growing up in the family that I grew up in, I was quite open to what would be considered being a radical from a very young age," Mamdani said on The Far Left Show in 2020. "I mean, from the beginning, my identities are already considered radical by a lot of mainstream American political thought. So being a Muslim, being an immigrant, these are things that already kind of put you in the box of 'other.' And so it's not that far of a jump because whenever you... stand up to speak up for the rights of others who share the same identity as you, then you're a radical, right? So often people in this country are considered radicals if they stand up for Palestinian human rights." Mamdani has faced criticism over some of his positions taken as a young man, including supporting an academic boycott of Israel and starting a Students for Justice in Palestine chapter during his college days, as well as the past writings of his father, Mahmood Mamdani. Mahmood Mamdani's social media presence is littered with anti-Israel positions referring to Israelis as "colonial settlers" and celebrating the idea of a "third intifada." Additionally, Mahmood Mamdani sits on the council of an openly anti-Israel tribunal and once wrote in a book that suicide bombers "stigmatized as a mark of barbarism." "Zohran Mamdani has built his political brand on the same radical, hate-filled and anti-American ideology his father, Mahmood Mamdani, has spent decades promoting—one that demonizes Jewish people and legitimizes anti-democratic violence," Brooke Goldstein, a human rights attorney who specializes in antisemitism, told Fox News Digital earlier this month. "The Jew-hatred the Mamdani family peddles is fundamentally anti-American and violates the core values our country was founded on—tolerance, equality, and liberty. Our nation's strength lies in its diversity and commitment to protecting minority rights. Antisemitic world views threaten the peace and security of our communities." In the interview, the younger Mamdani went on to lament the criticism that Democratic Socialists of America have faced for supporting BDS. BDS is described as "an international campaign to delegitimize the State of Israel as the expression of the Jewish people's right to national self-determination by isolating the country economically through consumer boycotts, business and government withdrawal of investment, and legal sanctions," according to Influence Watch. Mamdani also explained in the interview his evolution as a "socialist." "I think I've been a socialist for quite a while, but I don't think I understood myself within the terms of that label," Mamdani said. "And I think that that is something that I not only internalized, but also became comfortable expressing when I became an active member of New York City DSA, which is an organization that I've been a member of. I attended my first meeting in early 2017, but I've been a much more active member since 2018." Mamdani added that he hopes to rebrand the word socialism to be more appetizing for the general public. "I think, for me, a lot of times people try and scare you into never embracing the word, and I think that there's a lot of work that we have to do to change our branding, because socialism in and of itself, the way I understand it, is a fight for the state to provide all that is necessary to live a dignified life for each and every person in our state," Mamdani explained. "That is something that when you explain it in that way, and when you talk about the way in which it is applied, when you're talking about typically housing, healthcare, education, but I would argue we must expand that beyond and talk about public transit and talk about the internet and talk childcare. People are receptive to that." Fox News Digital reached out to the Mamdani campaign for comment.
