During an episode of the Tucker Carlson Show on Friday, featuring guest Marjorie Taylor Greene, host Tucker Carlson commented on New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, saying: “He is the only person in the New York City mayor’s debate to say he wanted to focus on New York City.”
Carlson noted that most other candidates, when asked which foreign country they would visit first, named Israel, while Mamdani said he would remain in New York.
Carlson added that Mamdani “gave the right answer,” before clarifying that he “totally opposes his programme.”
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That guy was the only person in the New York City mayor’s debate to say he wanted to focus on New York City. They were all the candidates were asked, “If you could visit a foreign country, what would it be?” And they of course all had an answer. I think most said Israel. Great. And he said I wouldn’t go anywhere. I’d stay in New York and like if I want to meet Jewish constituents, I go to their synagogues, their homes or whatever. But I’d be here in New York because that’s what I’m doing. I’m running New York. That’s my job. Well, he gave the right answer. He gave the right answer. He gave the right answer at least. And he’s talking I totally oppose his program just to be absolutely I don’t think it works but um he’s talking about economics. Yep. And everyone else is talking about foreign policy. Why is it hard to talk about economics? Domestic economics.
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How a Muslim won in a city controlled by Jews is beyond me.
Talking like adults.
They weren't asked "if you can visit a foreign country" they were asked "what is the first thing you'll do if elected"
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Idiot. That guy is the only one who will replace the US constitution with Islamism and Sharia. Watch in the next few years
Just lost all respect for both of these pos commies
Osama Mamdummy will destroy NY
Trucker is a KGB agent.
NYC's Muslim community (est. 750K, ~9% of pop) showed up BIG for Mamdani, with turnout likely doubling to ~44% among their 380K registered voters (from 22% in 2021). That's a smart, organized bloc flipping the script on low overall turnout (~38%, 2M+ ballots from 5.3M registered). Sure, his 50.4% of votes = ~19% of all NYC voters, but that punchy coalition outmaneuvered the establishment. Non-Muslim voters? Split & sidelined. Lesson: Mobilize or get out-voted. Congrats to the underdogs—democracy's messy math in action
Marjorie and Tucker pretending to be real human beings. I don’t buy it.
Rather have a mamdani who cares for the country, instead tha basic politicians who are bitches that choose israel over america.
This sounds like someone saw the election results
Hope they wake up from their illusion. If greed is holded small, everyone lives better. We must domest the capitalism beast.
He doesn't think Zohran's ideas work. It's only basic ideas our European and Canadian allies have implemented for decades 😂 if they're not schilling for Israel they're schilling for the billionaire class and the elite. Change is coming and I love to see the fear in their eyes.
My God. When Tucker Carlson and MTG sound reasonable were through the looking glass.
Two garbage ass people saying they don't think it will work when all they have believed in is and was a total failure.
It was so gross to see the other candidates basically competing to prove they were the most pro-Israel. Wtaf shoukd that matter to an American mayor? AIPAC is ruining our country
You're both halfway there.
Anything that comes out of that witches' mouth, don't take it seriously.
Because you all have to admit that you voted for an unqualified, unprepeared, belligerent, felon, self-centred, and you can keep adding person.
Zohran's program is too good to be true in one of the richest cities in the world. But at least he wants to try, and New Yorkers too.
Good luck and make New York Great Again
These bobbleheads continue twisting their rhetoric. They are not the center of Trump's regime anymore and dont have any perspective of right, or wrong. They will always be narcissists without a decent cause.
He’s staying in New York because he is a totalitarian in two years it will look like the UK all these liberals are gonna find out
🔷️Imagine a world where none of our congress or political leaders had anything to do with any foreign bribery money!
All of them, but him showed their you know what's!
We live in crazy times. A republican respecting a socialist.
If sambady ask you you love your children or anather children? What do you answer?
I must say… Sorry to both of you. Not only because of this video, coz lot of other things you have said and done in your recent past, which shows your compassion towards humanity in general. I misunderstood you both for way too long…
Why is Cuomo too much supportive Israel ,because he takes millions of dollars as bribes & his # 1 priority is to help Israel first & then NY.
It’s crazy that these two have become the more rational side of MAGAzi.
"That guy" has a name. A nobody like this guy and that girl would be easier to say someone's name. If you actually want to respect that person the least thing you could do is mention their name.
These TWO 🤮
Thank goodness they both clarified for everyone how they are absolutely not on the people’s side.
Why is it hard to talk about economics is the right question and the very same one people on the right love to duck since it's their primary motive to amassing power
Uh oh … the idiots are starting to realize THEY ARE THE DUMB ONES.
What happens now?
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What I can't understand, is who still listens to this pile of nothing!
All rich people, or let's say, richer people, oppose his program. Why on earth should poor people then vote for the rich enabler? That makes no sense to me.
Two Republicans make a podcast….
Tucker Clarkson is a fox ghoul and should not be given a platform.
It's hard to talk about economics because politics is bought and paid for by big money lobbying.
It's hard to talk about economics because big money lobbying has tied the hands of candidate spending PRIOR TO election.
is so weird as someone whos lived in multiple countries thats not usa, that americans dont seem to think free busses or universal childcare or healthcare doesnt work. At least zohran sees that it works, when it works literally everywhere else on the globe, so why not in the most wealthy city on the planet?
Now we need to get rid of AIPAC politicians like Richie Torres.
If people outside new York didn't pay so much attention zorhan would have lost. Every attempt to demonize him made him seem anti-estsblishment and sincere.
Tucker and MtG showed poise and restraint in this clip. Randy Fine take some notes on etiquette or if not at least be funny like John Catsimatidis trashing Sliwa
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