Warren Discusses Mamdani During Interview
Elizabeth Warren walked into a buzzsaw this week — and it wasn’t a Republican cutting her down, but a CNBC host who dared to inject some basic economic reality into her latest endorsement of socialist pie-in-the-sky policies.
On “Squawk on the Street,” Warren gushed over New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani — a self-described Democratic socialist who wants to freeze rents, jack up taxes on billionaires, hand out free childcare, and (no joke) run government-owned grocery stores. CNBC’s host tried to reel her back to Earth, warning that Mamdani’s tax-the-rich plan will drive billionaires, and the jobs they create, out of the city.
Liz Warren: This is what the Democrat party should look like. pic.twitter.com/dhIUs4Vwiy
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“But raising taxes in order to do it?! Why is that the answer?” the host pressed.
Warren, in peak performative mode, fired back with mockery: “Oh dear, are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?!”
The host didn’t blink. “No, I’m worried that they’re going to leave and spend their money elsewhere!” And then he gave her examples — Goldman Sachs expanding in Dallas, Blackstone refusing to build in New York — proof that, yes, this isn’t some “idle threat,” as Warren tried to frame it. It’s already happening.
Elizabeth Warren goes on CNBC and defends @ZohranKMamdani against hostile anchors and Wall Street.
"Big time investors are freaking out because they can't quite understand how somebody is going to be mayor without having come and bent a knee to them." pic.twitter.com/d0SGGV5C5x
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But instead of taking the hint, Warren doubled down, practically canonizing Mamdani for his socialist wish list. “He’s gonna experiment to try to bring down grocery costs and food deserts. God bless him on that,” she said, as though NYC taxpayers should be thrilled to bankroll his “experiments.”
And here’s the kicker: even Democrats who actually understand the city’s economy are sounding the alarm. Kenny Burgos, a former Democratic assemblyman and now head of the New York Apartment Association, ripped Mamdani’s rent-freeze plan, warning it would “be the nail in the coffin” for nearly 200,000 already financially distressed housing units. Translation? Fewer landlords will be able to keep their buildings afloat, making the housing crisis even worse.
Great to hear Liz Warren being a punchline on CNBC after GDP numbers come in higher than expected
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And as for Warren’s cheerleading for government-run grocery stores? Becky Noble over at RedState reminded everyone that we’ve seen this movie before — Kansas City tried it, and it bombed. Shelves sat empty, meat and produce sections were bare, and the “affordable prices” didn’t mean much when the store could barely stock food.
So what we have here is Elizabeth Warren praising a socialist mayoral candidate for championing policies that will drive out wealth, bankrupt housing, and replicate failed experiments — while sneering at anyone who points out reality.
The radicals have taken the wheel of the Democratic Party, and Warren’s giddy endorsement of Mamdani makes it crystal clear: they’re not slowing down.
