DeSantis blasts NYC’s ‘ballistic podiatry’ after Zohran Mamdani wins mayor’s race and Florida expects exodus
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said New York City just shot itself in the foot by electing avowed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani its next mayor, adding that the far left would...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said New York City just shot itself in the foot by electing avowed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani its next mayor, adding that the far left would have lost in both the Big Apple and New Jersey if an exodus wasn’t already under way. Fox News host Sean Hannity said at least 9% of New Yorkers plan to leave the city if Mamdani wins, adding that he personally hopes Mamdani loses — for the sake of friends who haven’t yet joined him in Florida after the city’s political decline. DeSantis suggested he will continue to welcome New Yorkers to Florida who want to keep any far-left politics back north. "This is a guy, Mamdani, he wants to take down the Columbus statue. I have already said if they take that from Manhattan, we will take it in Florida ," he said, adding he’d also accept the Statue of Liberty if it decided to leave and instead be erected in Lake Okeechobee. CUOMO CALLS NYC MAYORAL RIVAL 'DANGEROUS,' WARNS SOCIALISM WOULD BE 'DEATH KNELL' FOR CITY "And I think it's an incredible act of ballistic podiatry, shooting yourself in the foot, by New York City voters . This is a guy who does embrace Marxist economics. He claims he's going to lower everyone's costs by having government-run grocery stores, and the only people that would think that would work are people who have never studied a lick of history," DeSantis said. Mamdani’s win was also followed by several fervent reactions from critics who noted that the socialist will be at the helm on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 – including Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., who posted a clip of a plane hitting the World Trade Center and writing, "Wake up New York." DeSantis said Mamdani appeared to only offer sympathy to an aunt who was on the subway and "got dirty looks" after the terror attacks. DESANTIS PREDICTS NYC 'TURMOIL' UNDER MAMDANI, SAYS MAYORAL CANDIDATE SYMPATHETIC TO 'COMMUNISM, ISLAMISM' "He never expressed the sympathy in that regard for all the people that got murdered. He's always embra…