
Fox News host Sean Hannity recounted how difficult it was for him living in New York City because of his politics during an interview with far-left former Big Apple Mayor Bill de Blasio.
On Tuesday, Hannity repeated his arguments during an exchange with de Blasio over Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, an avowed socialist.
āLook, Iām perfectly fine with Mamdani winning,ā Hannity said. āYou wanna know why? Because itās not gonna impact my life. I left New York. You know why I left New York? High taxes, quality of life, crime.
āI had a hard time going to a restaurant in New York City because people would stare at me and hated me and they had daggers in their eyes. You know what? Iām loved down here in Florida. Now, I donāt know why New Yorkers are so intolerant, but that was my life in New York. So I left,ā he added.
In January of the previous year, Hannity informed listeners that he had relocated from New York and was now broadcasting from a studio in Florida.
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āBut we are now beginning our first broadcast of my new home, and that is in the free state of Florida,ā heĀ saidĀ at the time. āI am out. I am done. Iām finished. New York, New York, goodbye. Florida, Florida. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. But itās great to be here.ā
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Meanwhile, Mamdaniās democratic socialist allies are reportedlyĀ considering primary challengesĀ next year against several congressional Democrats in New York City, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
However, a senior political advisor to Jeffries has vowed that anyone attempting to unseat the top Democrat in the House during next yearās primaries will face a āforceful and unrelentingā response, Fox News is reporting.
Mamdani, the 33-year-old Ugandan-born democratic socialist assemblyman from Queens, sent political shockwaves nationwide with his decisive victory two weeks ago over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates in New York Cityās Democratic mayoral primary.
His win marks a significant step toward potentially becoming the cityās first Muslim mayor, but would also signal the Democratic Partyās increasing shift to the extreme far-left.
In the wake of Mamdaniās primary victory in June, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) highlighted that āthis movement is bigger than one person, election, city, or organization.ā
āWe encourage all people inspired by the Zohran campaign to join their local DSA or YDSA chapter and get involved so we can continue to fight alongside Zohran and DSA elected officials across the country to create the future we all deserve,ā the party added.
Now, following Mamdaniās victory, DSA leaders are reportedly considering mounting primary challenges not only against Jeffries but also other House Democrats representing New York City districts, including Reps. Ritchie Torres, Jerry Nadler, Dan Goldman, and Yvette Clarke, FoxĀ added.
Jeffries, who succeeded longtime House Democratic leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi two years ago, has faced criticism from some of New York Cityās far-left leaders, who label him a moderate and establishment Democrat.
āHis leadership has left a vacuum that organizations like DSA are filling. I think that is more important right now,ā New York Cityās Democratic Socialists of America chapter co-chair Gustavo Gordillo said in a CNN interview recently.
Democratic socialist state Sen. Jabari Brisport, who represents some of the same areas of Brooklyn that Jeffries does in the U.S. House, told Fox News in a statement that the longtime congressman is ārapidly growing out of touch with an insurgent and growing progressive base within his own district that he should pay more attention to.ā