Mamdani Has EPIC Meltdown During Press Conference After Trump Told Him 'NO'
Stop treating this as a Netanyahu story. Stop treating it as a quirky mayoral overreach story. What Zohran Mamdani said on camera this week is a direct statement of his governing philosophy — and every American needs to understand what it means.
Asked whether he believes laws from international bodies override U.S. law, Mamdani essentially said yes. He wants America to join the International Criminal Court. He wants America to execute ICC warrants — including, explicitly, the warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. He declared America’s military operations against Iran a violation of “international law.” He invoked “international law” to blame New York Jews for antisemitic protests outside a synagogue that hosted a group helping people immigrate to Israel.
The pattern is not subtle. Mamdani deploys “international law” as a weapon — selectively, consistently, and always in the same direction. Against Israel. Against America. Against the removal of socialist dictators. In favor of the ICC, an institution the United States has never joined, whose chief prosecutor is under investigation for sexual misconduct, and whose warrants carry precisely zero legal weight on American soil.
What he never invokes international law against: Hamas, which massacred 1,200 people and took hundreds hostage. Hezbollah, which has killed Americans and Israelis for four decades. Venezuela’s Maduro, whose removal he declared illegal — meaning Mamdani sided with the socialist dictator over the Venezuelan people trying to be free of him.
All part of the same commie pattern of destroying our country as founded and rebuilding an authoritarian nightmare on the rubble.
When pressed about Maduro’s ICC warrant — because Maduro himself is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant for crimes against humanity — Mamdani’s answer was revealing. He described Maduro as a dictator but said what matters is the “process” by which governments change. Translation: the ICC warrant Mamdani cites to justify arresting Netanyahu is an ICC warrant he declines to cite when it applies to a socialist ally:
I would say that the International Criminal Court is a body that seeks to hold those across the world accountable for crimes against humanity, for war crimes, for things of that nature. And I think the United States should not only be a party to that court but should also execute the warrants that that court issues. And what I have spoken up about Nicolas Maduro, who I’ve also described appropriately as a dictator, is that the violation of international law is one that has to also be taken very seriously. It stems from the same belief in the International Criminal Court. And now he’s here in New York City, on that day when the United States did violate international law, I made clear that I was in opposition to that. And it all stems from the same belief in how can there be a sanctity in something beyond an understand of the world where might is right?
What BS.
This is not principled international law advocacy. It is political theater that uses the language of international norms to advance an anti-American, anti-Israel, pro-socialist agenda — dressed up in enough legal vocabulary to confuse people who don’t look too closely.
Dave Rubin said it plainly: every Democrat will be taking this position by 2028. He’s probably right. What starts as Mamdani’s fringe mayoralty in New York City has a way of becoming mainstream Democratic orthodoxy within an election cycle.
The oath of office Mamdani took requires him to uphold the Constitution of the United States. Not the Rome Statute. Not the UN Charter. Not whatever Karim Khan’s investigation-plagued prosecutorial office decides to prioritize this week. The Constitution of the United States — the document that explicitly places federal law supreme over all other authority operating within this country’s borders.
Mamdani thinks something else is supreme. He said so on camera.
New York City elected this man anyway. The rest of America is watching — and taking very careful notes.
Stanton Defeats Democratic Socialist Challenger In Arizona Primary
One of the Democratic Party’s most closely watched primary battles has ended with a decisive victory for an incumbent congressman, despite an aggressive challenge from the party’s progressive wing.
The race had drawn national attention as another test of whether candidates running on an anti-Israel platform could unseat more established Democrats.
Rep. Greg Stanton easily defeated democratic socialist challenger Kai Newkirk in Arizona’s Democratic primary Tuesday, securing the nomination for another term in Congress with a commanding margin.
With nearly all votes counted, Stanton received about 68.1% of the vote compared with Newkirk’s 31.9%, according to multiple media outlets.
The victory sends Stanton, a former Phoenix mayor first elected to Congress in 2018, into November’s general election, where he is expected to face Republican Zuhdi Jasser.
Following the race, Stanton described the outcome as a choice about the future direction of the Democratic Party.
“This campaign presented voters with a real choice about how Democrats should lead,” Stanton said in a statement posted to his campaign page.
“Tonight, the voters chose proven leadership that fights back, delivers real results, and brings our party together.”
Throughout the campaign, Newkirk attempted to make U.S. support for Israel the defining issue in the race.
He repeatedly criticized Stanton for receiving support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, and accused the organization of wielding too much influence in American politics.
Newkirk also pointed to a multimillion-dollar public messaging campaign promoting Israel as evidence of what he characterized as outside influence in U.S. elections.
Among his policy positions, Newkirk called for ending U.S. military aid to Israel and imposing an arms embargo on the country.
He also sharply criticized Stanton after the congressman voted against an amendment offered by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., that would have reduced military assistance to Israel.
“Greg Stanton has taken over $300K from AIPAC,” Newkirk wrote during the campaign.
Stanton defended his vote, arguing that reducing military assistance would weaken America’s ability to counter threats from Iran while also acknowledging that changes in Israeli leadership and policy would be necessary as the current U.S.-Israel security agreement approaches its 2028 expiration.
Although Stanton has supported continued military assistance to Israel, he has also publicly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on multiple occasions.
Newkirk received endorsements from several progressive organizations, including Our Revolution, Progressive Democrats of America and Track AIPAC.
He was also endorsed by The Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur.
However, his campaign faced setbacks in its closing weeks.
Earlier this month, the Young Democrats of Arizona withdrew their endorsement, saying they had become aware of “concerning patterns of behavior.”
The organization did not publicly provide additional details.
Newkirk denied any wrongdoing and argued the move was part of a political smear campaign.
Despite his sharp criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, Newkirk also condemned antisemitism and spoke out after two Israeli Embassy employees were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington last year.
“I stand always with my beloved Jewish siblings against the scourge of antisemitism just as I will never stop in the nonviolent struggle to end the genocide in Gaza, release all hostages, and open the way to just, lasting peace,” he said at the time.
The Arizona contest was closely watched because it reflected broader debates inside the Democratic Party over Israel, foreign policy and the growing influence of democratic socialist candidates.
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While several progressive candidates have won Democratic primaries around the country in recent years, Stanton’s decisive victory suggests that message did not resonate with enough Democratic primary voters in Arizona’s 4th Congressional District, Trending Politics reported.
With the primary now decided, Stanton will turn his attention to the general election as Democrats seek to defend the seat in November, while Republicans hope to capitalize on continued ideological divisions within the Democratic Party.
