Megyn Kelly sharply criticized New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, during her podcast on Thursday, accusing him of hypocrisy and political pandering following his election night speech.
Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist who has been labeled a communist by critics, was elected mayor earlier this week.
During his victory address, he thanked immigrant communities across the city and pledged to fight for working-class New Yorkers.
Kelly took aim at both the tone and substance of Mamdani’s remarks, claiming he revealed his true priorities immediately after taking office.
“Last night in his speech, he thanked every foreign nation known to man — like the Senegalese whatever, hot dog salesman, the Nepalese cab driver. That’s who he sees as his constituency,” Kelly said.
“Meanwhile, he’s up there talking about how this is for the guys who’ve got the scars on their knuckles and the calluses on their hands. They voted against you, you cretin. They all voted against you. The working class can’t stand you. They’re not buying your bullshit because the working class never buys bullshit. They can’t afford to.”
According to a CNN exit poll cited by the Daily Caller, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo defeated Mamdani among voters earning less than $30,000 a year by a 48% to 42% margin.
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Kelly used those numbers to argue that Mamdani’s rhetoric about representing working-class citizens is disingenuous.
“They actually have to struggle to put food on their tables and worry about their kids in school — and going to a school that’s safe and one that doesn’t have 45 different languages coming from the teachers because of the mandatory immigration laws we have now,” Kelly said.
“They cannot worry about bullshit. The working class did not vote for you. They know you’re a liar. And as I’ve been saying, a wolf in sheep’s clothing … The working class knows you’re a phony!”
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“This guy last night — the anger that he spewed — I mean, he dropped the mask immediately.”
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Kelly’s remarks follow a contentious election that saw Mamdani defeat Cuomo by appealing to progressive and immigrant voters across the city.
Mamdani, who represents a left-wing faction of New York’s Democratic Party, ran on a platform of expanding public housing, increasing taxes on higher earners, and implementing new citywide social programs.
Critics argue that his policy agenda mirrors national progressive figures like Senator Bernie Sanders, who also referenced working-class Americans in his remarks following the election.
Kelly accused both Mamdani and Sanders of misleading voters with populist rhetoric while pushing policies that would increase the financial burden on the very people they claim to support.
“Bernie and Mamdani are not going to do anything for working people except tax them more,” she said.
Kelly’s comments quickly spread across social media, with clips of her podcast circulating widely among conservative commentators and news outlets.
City officials said Thursday that the mayor is focused on assembling his transition team and outlining his first major policy initiatives.
The election marks the first time in decades that New York City has chosen a mayor with open socialist affiliations, drawing both national attention and sharp divides among voters.
As the new administration prepares to take office, political analysts say the tension between the city’s progressive leadership and its working-class base could shape policy debates in the months ahead.
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