New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream that of all the Democratic Socialists of America policy goals, the one most acceptable to mainstream America is abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In the interview that aired Sunday and was recorded the day after the midterms, Bream pressed the DSA member on which parts of the organization’s platform he thinks ordinary Americans would support.
Mamdani answered, “Look, I think the thing that is most acceptable to mainstream America is abolishing ICE and making sure we have humanity back in our immigration enforcement.”
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Mamdani refuses to condemn abolishing prisons, border, and jails.
FOX: I had the DSA Co-Chair on. We talked about the platform: getting rid of borders, jails, and ICE. What part do you repudiate?
MAMDANI: “What’s most acceptable to mainstream America is abolishing ICE…” https://t.co/4Z54zVzzEg
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The mayor then rejected abolishing the Senate, citing the previous night’s election results.
Bream followed with a rapid-fire series of questions drawn from DSA positions.
She asked whether he wanted to get rid of borders, and Mamdani said “No.”
She asked if he wanted to get rid of the Supreme Court, and he again said “No.”
She asked about getting rid of jails, and he said “No.”
When Bream asked whether the DSA would kick him out for those answers, Mamdani laughed and said “No.”
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“Get rid of borders?” “No.” “Get rid of SCOTUS?” “No.” “Get rid of jails?” “No.”
@ShannonBream fires off a series of questions to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani about the Democratic Socialists of America, an organization he proudly says he belongs to.
After Mamdani rejects all three proposals, Bream asks whether the DSA will kick him out. He answers “No” again, this time with laughter.
Watch the full @FoxNewsSunday interview this Sunday at 2 P.M. ET on Fox News Channel.
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Mamdani told Bream that when multiple socialists are in a room, there is often disagreement, but that what unites them is a belief in the “dignity of working-class people.”
The Democratic Socialist has repeatedly called for abolishing ICE both before and after taking office. He has described the agency as “rogue,” “reckless,” and operating with impunity, and he has signed executive orders reinforcing New York City’s sanctuary policies that limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
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