Conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson and GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) shocked viewers after praising New York mayoral candidate and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani for how he ran his campaign.
“That guy was the only person in the New York City mayor’s debate to say he wanted to focus on New York City,” Carlson said on Friday’s episode of “The Tucker Carlson Show,” with Greene as his guest.
Mamdani stunned New Yorkers and Democrats nationwide with his primary win over disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo with promises of social initiatives like a yearlong freeze on rent-stabilized apartments, a $30 minimum wage, eliminating bus fares and creating city-owned grocery stores.
While Greene and Carlson strongly disagreed with Mamdani’s vision for the city, they praised him for running a New York City-centered campaign, noting his answer during a Democratic debate where candidates were asked what foreign country they would visit.
“I think most said Israel. Great,” Carlson said. “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,” Greene responded.
Carlson also applauded Mamdani for focusing on New York while other mayoral candidates were “talking about foreign policy.” Greene chimed in to bash Mamdani’s opponent, Cuomo, saying he was seen “as the dirty establishment Democrat,” which made voters lean towards Mamdani.
She then offered Mamdani some backhanded praise.
“So he’s foreign-born. He’s a socialist and he’s promising to empty the prisons and do all kinds of crazy things, and he’s talking, but he’s talking to them on their level and talking about the problems they are facing, relating to them with the problems you’re facing,” she said.
Greene also blamed the GOP for younger voters supporting more progressive candidates.
“These young people have no choice but to turn to this,” she said. “And it is a failure, it is literally a failure of the Republican Party. I think the Republican Party has completely failed, and it makes me so…
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