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Rob Finnerty didn’t mince words when a media talking head tried to shoehorn New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani into the same box as President Donald Trump, flatly asking, “Has anyone said that?” Conservatives have watched for months as legacy outlets try to normalize radical left candidates by pretending they mirror establishment figures, and Finnerty’s blunt question cut through that spin like a knife. It’s about time someone on national television called out the laughable comparisons instead of letting dubious analogies stand unchallenged.
Make no mistake: Zohran Mamdani is not Donald Trump. He’s a self-styled democratic socialist promising rent freezes, universal childcare, and sweeping tax hikes that would cripple New York’s fragile recovery, a platform that sits squarely with the far-left playbook. Voters who care about public safety, economic common sense, and property rights should not be fooled by media framing that tries to flatten the differences between a populist conservative and a candidate who wants to remake a city with giveaways and government control.
President Trump has not been shy about labeling Mamdani a “Communist” and warning that a Mamdani administration would spell disaster for New York, even quipping about the optics in recent interviews — rhetoric that has lit up the national conversation about the race. Conservatives should welcome the debate: when the left nominates someone who openly embraces radical economic experiments, Americans deserve scrutiny, not coddling from friendly anchors. That Trump and others raise the alarm is a reflection of the stakes, not media hysteria.
Yet Finnerty’s point was not to whitewash legitimate criticism of Mamdani into praise for Trump, it was to ask why journalists keep inventing false equivalencies that absolve the left’s extremes. The same outlets that once ran cover for establishment Democrats are now manufacturing symmetry where none exists, downplaying Mamdani’s ties to radical groups and his flirtations with rhetoric that should make any sensible New Yorker nervous. Robust conservative media will keep pressing these questions until voters get clear answers about what a Mamdani administration would actually mean for taxes, safety, and the everyday freedoms of city residents.
Mamdani himself has been defiant — promising to “fight” back if Washington meddles and dismissing critics who label him a communist — language that thrills his base but should alarm independents who want competence over crusades. The contrast Finnerty highlighted is important: there’s a world of difference between a transactional, populist businessman and an ideologue who sees government expansion as the cure-all for every urban problem. If conservatives want to protect American cities from experiments that send residents fleeing, now is the time to make that case loudly and clearly.
So thank you to Rob Finnerty for doing what too many in the establishment press refuse to do — calling out lazy comparisons and forcing a real discussion about ideology and outcomes. New Yorkers and patriots across the country should pay attention: this race isn’t a quirky local story, it’s a referendum on whether American cities will be laboratories for socialist theory or bastions of opportunity and rule of law. We will keep fighting for common-sense governance, and we’ll keep calling out the media when they try to turn apples into oranges.
