Um, what?
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, once hailed as the rising star of the left, is suddenly looking more like a deer in the headlights.
At a Columbia Journalism School forum Monday, the mayoral front-runner stumbled through a series of softballs, proving he had plenty of socialist slogans but no answers for the real problems plaguing New Yorkers.
Asked point-blank if he supports school safety agents in public schools, Mamdani meandered: “I think it is an indication of this broken status quo that we have many schools where they will have a school safety agent, but they will not have a nurse or a social worker … and I’ve been critical of that approach to our school system.”
Translation: No straight answer. Just gobbledygook.
The forum capped a string of mealy-mouthed interviews where Mamdani ducked and dodged, fueling talk that his charm is wearing thin.
“He is about to find out charisma and charm are not answers,” one veteran political operative told the New York Post. “Tough choices have to be made, and as the young, inexperienced front-runner, he doesn’t want to make them. It’s understandable, but not acceptable.”
On CNN Friday, Abby Phillip asked Mamdani about the possibility of President Trump calling in the National Guard to clean up the Big Apple.
“We have a responsibility to address the struggles that New Yorkers are living through. And one thing I’ll say about Donald Trump is he often diagnoses actual despair that people are living through,” Mamdani said — sidestepping entirely.
Abby Phillip: “If you’re elected Mayor, do you think that — that is the first thing [Trump] is going to do, [sending in the National Guard]?”
Zohran Mamdani: “We will prepare for every eventuality… We do not need the National Guard in New York City. The NYPD can create that… pic.twitter.com/WymBTGEAWO
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) September 6, 2025
Even his favorite billionaire-bashing line got tangled up. Once famous for declaring “billionaires shouldn’t exist,” Mamdani was asked if he felt the same about trillionaires. Instead of sticking to his guns, he twisted himself in knots.
“I think the better question is whether working people should exist,” Mamdani rambled.
Abby Phillip: “Just this week, Tesla offered a pay package to Elon Musk that would potentially make him a trillionaire. Do you think trillionaires should exist?”
Zohran Mamdani: “I think the better question is whether working people should exist.” pic.twitter.com/0cDi4dbVta
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) September 6, 2025
Observers say the word salad is catching up with him — and with crime soaring, schools crumbling, and subways turning unsafe, New Yorkers may soon decide they’ve had enough of politicians who talk pretty but say nothing.
More over at The New York Post:
🚨Today’s NY Post Cover:
“Mamdani had gobbledygook to offer on a range of topics during the public safety forum at Columbia Journalism School, even when asked if he supported school safety agents working in the city’s public schools” pic.twitter.com/XN3SVhGHKX
— 🇺🇸Proud American🇮🇹 (@GioMAGA2024) September 9, 2025
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