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VP JD Vance Slams NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani "Who The Hell Does He Think He Is?"

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, JUL 08 – Vice President Vance condemned Mamdani's remarks as ungrateful, highlighting his family's refugee history and accusing him of ideological contradictions and detachment from working-class voters.

  • On July 5, 2025, Vice President JD Vance delivered a sharp critique of Zohran Mamdani, who is running for mayor in New York City, during the Claremont Institute's Statesmanship Award dinner held in California.
  • Vance's comments were a response to Mamdani's July 4 message in which he called America "beautiful, contradictory, unfinished," with Vance criticizing Mamdani for lacking appreciation toward the country that provided refuge to his family.
  • Vance referenced Mamdani's family escaping ethnic violence during Idi Amin's regime in Uganda and questioned why Mamdani would criticize a country that provided refuge to his family and was built by people he never personally knew, while Mamdani supports measures such as rent control and higher taxes on wealthier, predominantly white neighborhoods.
  • Vance stated, "There was no gratitude in those words," and asked, "Who the hell does he think he is?" to challenge Mamdani's stance amid applause from attendees.
  • This exchange intensified scrutiny of Mamdani's candidacy, reflecting deeper political and cultural debates within New York City and the broader Democratic Party.
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The Daily Caller broke the news in Washington, United States on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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