John Fetterman had three pieces of advice for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani: Fix potholes, collect the trash and sit down.
The Pennsylvania Democrat unloaded on Mamdani during “Hannity,” calling the socialist mayor a “clown” and accusing him of pandering to the anti-Israel fringe with his campaign against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“You are a mayor, dude. You’re a mayor,” Fetterman said. “You can fix a pothole. You can take out the trash. But you can’t order people to arrest anybody, any more than I could have him arrested if he goes to Pennsylvania.”
“It’s a joke and he’s a clown.”
Mamdani previously explored whether New York City could enforce the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu during an expected visit.
The ICC accuses Netanyahu of war crimes and crimes against humanity connected to the Gaza war. Netanyahu denies the allegations, and the warrant is not a conviction.
Mamdani later acknowledged that New York City lacks the independent authority to enforce the warrant but urged the federal government to arrest Netanyahu.
That concession did little to satisfy Fetterman.
“So, sit down, you know you’re a clown and you are just going to pander to the fringe, and that’s part of your base,” the senator said.
Fetterman then leveled his sharpest accusation, claiming Mamdani’s anger at Netanyahu was tied to the Israeli leader’s campaign against prominent enemies of Israel.
“I know you’re angry at Netanyahu because he killed a lot of people you admire, whether, like, it’s Sinwar or Nasrallah or Khamenei in Iran,” Fetterman said.
Watch the clip above.
