Trump has choice words for Jewish voters who back Mamdani for NYC mayor
As Big Apple voters head to the polls on Tuesday to pick their next mayor, President Donald Trump asserted that any Jewish person who casts a ballot for democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani is “stupid.”
“Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!” the president claimed in a Truth Social post on Tuesday.
Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s campaign for comment.
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Earlier this year, Mamdani said “it pains” him “to be called an antisemite.”
Mamdani, who is a Muslim, includes the words “Democratic Socialist” on his X profile.
In part of a post last month on X, Mamdani declared, “As Mayor, I will do everything in my power to protect Jewish New Yorkers, as I will every faith community.”
Mamdani has declined to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada,” but he has said that it is not language that he employs.
An antisemitism watchdog group issued a scathing “alarm bell” report on Mamdani this week ahead of Election Day.
The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) report warned that Mamdani “has repeatedly declined to condemn the slogan ‘globalize the intifada,’ ignoring the fact that the word ‘intifada’ is synonymous with terror attacks, suicide bombings, and incitement to kill Jews.”
The report also states that Mamdani “downplayed” the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre carried out by Hamas while characterizing Israel’s response as “genocide,” and hits him for introducing a bill to “punish New York charities that support Israel.”
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Trump has urged voters to back former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the contest.
“A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani,” Trump declared in a portion of a Monday Truth Social post, delivering a slap in the face to Republican mayoral candidate Sliwa, who had performed poorly in polling.
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“Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!” the president asserted.
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Former Notre Dame football coach warns ‘no free lunch’ as shutdown nears record
Former college football coach and broadcaster Lou Holtz put out a lengthy video Tuesday weighing in on the current government shutdown.
In the video, posted to X, the College Football Hall of Famer called the situation “unfair,” while condemning a system of government reliance.
In the caption for the video, Holtz only called out Democrats, writing “Democrats know that as long as you depend on them, you’ll vote for them — and that’s exactly how they like it.”
Senate Democrats have remained firm in refusing to back Republican-led proposals to reopen the government unless their plans include extensions to federal healthcare subsidies.
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“It’s ridiculous to have so many people count on the government, and have one party say, ‘No, we aren’t going to open it up.’ That’s unfair,” Holtz said.
“What I see what the government is doing, it’s unfair. It’s unbelievable. That’s not the way it was set up to be. And yet, we’re trying to play games. Just open up the government, let it function along as we go along. But, no, you want to make more people rely on you. That’s why you want to give them government subsidies. As long as they rely on you, they’ll vote for you, and that’s not the way it should be.”
The former coach went on to cite his experience growing up after the end of World War II and being born in during the Great Depression.
“I was probably 10 years old then, and, at that time, there was no help from the government at all. You were counted on to take care of yourself. No government … I believe up until 1947, that really never happened. It was up to you to take care of yourself. And you found a way to do it,” he added.
“I was born during the Depression. My father had a third-grade education. Things didn’t always go very easy. But my father worked a lot of different odd jobs in order to put food on the table for the family. We never had an awful lot, but what you did then, you bought what you could afford, not what you wanted, but what you could afford and that was so critical.”
Holtz expressed concern for the future of the country amid growing government control and reliance.
“I worry about the future of this country. Why is that? Because we’ve gotten to the point where everything is about government and, ‘What can you do for me?’ And I’m going to vote for the person that promised me more free things than anything else. There’s no free lunch,” he said.
“They put together a group that tries to tear down the secret to success.”
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Holtz coached for 33 years in college with six different programs, most notably Notre Dame, where he went 100-30 over his 11 years with the Fighting Irish. He has been a staunch conservative and supporter of President Donald Trump in recent years.
The current government shutdown is hours away from breaking a record to be the longest in history.
The prior record was held by the 2018-2019 government shutdown during President Donald Trump’s first term. Trump signed legislation ending that shutdown in the 9 p.m. hour on the 35th day.
Tuesday marks the 35th day of the latest fiscal standoff. And with no deal reached yet between Democrats and Republicans in Congress, it’s all but certain the dispute will bleed into day 36.
Republicans have for weeks pushed a short-term extension of fiscal year (FY) 2025 federal funding levels called a continuing resolution (CR) aimed at giving lawmakers until Nov. 21 to strike a deal on FY 2026 spending.
The measure is largely free of unrelated policy riders, save for an added $88 million aimed at enhanced security funding for lawmakers, the White House and the Supreme Court.
But Democrats have said they will reject any federal funding bill that does not also extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that expire at the end of 2025. The enhanced subsidies were a COVID-19 pandemic-era measure that a majority of Republicans have said is no longer needed.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., have said they are open to discussing a revised version of those subsidies but rejected pairing the two issues together.
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The House passed the CR Sept. 19. Johnson has kept his chamber out of session since then in a bid to pressure Senate Democrats to agree to the GOP bill, though they have rejected it 13 times since then.
Meanwhile, funding for critical government programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Women, Infants, and Children program (WIC), as well as national flood insurance are running critically low on funds, potentially ensnaring millions of Americans.
Feds unmask two men in Harvard Med explosion as social media details emerge
Two Massachusetts college students allegedly plotted and carried out an explosion using a “large commercial firework” inside a Harvard Medical School laboratory, federal authorities said.
Logan David Patterson, 18, of Plymouth, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, of Bourne, were arrested and federally charged in an alleged conspiracy to damage a building on Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) campus using a large commercial firework.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, both men face one count of conspiracy to damage, by means of an explosive, the Goldenson Building at the Ivy League university, a facility that houses neuroscience research labs.
The two were arrested Tuesday morning and appeared in federal court in Boston Tuesday afternoon. They have a preliminary hearing scheduled for Nov. 24.
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According to the federal complaint, Patterson and Cardoza were allegedly visiting the Wentworth Institute of Technology campus for Halloween activities and were seen together on Oct. 31 and into the early hours of Nov. 1.
According to an FBI affidavit, surveillance cameras captured the pair walking toward the HMS campus at approximately 2:33 a.m. wearing face coverings and dark clothing. Moments later, video allegedly shows them igniting what appeared to be “Roman candle-style fireworks,” before continuing toward campus.
About 10 minutes later, they were allegedly seen climbing over a chain-link fence into a construction area surrounding the Goldenson Building, and, minutes later, scaling scaffolding beside the structure to access the roof.
At 2:45 a.m., a fire alarm sounded after an explosion inside a fourth-floor research lab in HMS’s Department of Neurobiology. Investigators later determined a “large commercial firework” detonated inside a wooden locker.
Ted Docks, the special agent in charge of the FBI in Boston, said the suspects’ actions could have led to serious injuries.
“This explosive device had the potential to cause significant injury to anyone nearby — but only by sheer luck, and because of a rapid response by first responders, no lives were lost, no one was injured and property damage was limited,” he said.
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Between 2:45 and 2:50 a.m., Patterson and Cardoza were allegedly seen visiting the fifth floor before exiting the building and fleeing in opposite directions.
According to prosecutors, surveillance video captured Cardoza minutes later sitting on a bench, removing his pants and throwing them in a garbage bin.
Patterson was seen back on the nearby Wentworth campus around 3:09 a.m., running between buildings and charging his phone, authorities said.
At approximately 3:40 a.m., Patterson reportedly met up with Cardoza and a third individual, and the trio were seen walking toward the Massachusetts College of Art and Design campus. In the video, Patterson had removed his sweatshirt and sweatpants, while Cardoza was still wearing a dark hooded jacket and black sneakers.
Witnesses later identified the two men as Patterson and Cardoza, saying that they had been visiting Wentworth for Halloween events.
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The FBI affidavit also cites the suspects’ public Instagram accounts, linking the pair together prior to the incident.
“Open-source research indicates that Patterson and Cardoza each maintain an Instagram account. The profile photograph currently used for both of these accounts is the same photograph of Patterson and Cardoza with three other young males,” the filing states.
The accounts, reviewed by Fox News Digital, display an identical profile picture, consistent with the image cited in the affidavit.
Both social media accounts include a small number of public posts showing high school graduation scenes, sports and spending time with friends.
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Both men were charged with conspiracy to damage, by means of an explosive, property owned or used by an institution receiving federal funding.
Judge Boasberg hit with impeachment resolution over role in Trump probe
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is formally introducing impeachment articles against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday for his role in the “Arctic Frost” probe.
Republican allies of President Donald Trump have been criticizing Boasberg after news broke that he was the judge who signed off on subpoenas and other measures in former special counsel Jack Smith’s probe.
“Chief Judge Boasberg has compromised the impartiality of the judiciary and created a constitutional crisis. He is shamelessly weaponizing his power against his political opponents, including Republican members of Congress who are faithfully serving the American people within their jurisdiction,” Gill told Fox News Digital.
“Judge Boasberg was an accomplice in the egregious Arctic Frost scandal where he equipped the Biden DOJ to spy on Republican senators. His lack of integrity makes him clearly unfit for the gavel. I am proud to once again introduce articles of impeachment against Judge Boasberg to hold him accountable for his high crimes and misdemeanors.”
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Gill’s resolution accused Boasberg of one count of abuse of power, according to text obtained first by Fox News Digital.
“Ignoring his responsibility to wield the power of his office in a constitutional manner, Chief Judge Boasberg granted Special Counsel John L. Smith authorization to issue frivolous nondisclosure orders in furtherance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation project codenamed ARCTIC FROST,” the text said.
“These nondisclosure orders covered Members of Congress who were acting in accord with their legislative duties and privileges guaranteed by Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.”
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The redacted Arctic Frost documents were made public late last month by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. They included subpoenas of phone records for 10 senators and one House lawmaker, and gag orders sent to Verizon and AT&T instructing them not to notify lawmakers of the subpoena. Verizon complied, but AT&T did not.
Both the subpoenas and gag orders were signed by Boasberg, according to the documents — a detail that prompted fresh criticism and indignation from Republicans, including Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who blasted the investigation as “worse than Watergate” and a gross violation of prosecutorial powers.
Under the Stored Communications Act, federal judges exercise discretion in signing off on such orders — they are not automatic. It is unclear what materials Boasberg would have reviewed in this particular case before authorizing the tolling records of the senators, as much of the information and materials in the probe remain classified or are heavily redacted.
Republicans named in the subpoenas have argued they are potential violations of the speech or debate clause of the U.S. Constitution, which protects lawmakers from being arrested or questioned by law enforcement for things they say or do in their legislative roles.
The protections are absolute for legislative acts, though courts sometimes dispute what qualifies as legislative.
It is not the first time Boasberg has caught negative attention from Trump or his allies.
The federal judge was the target of Republican impeachment threats earlier this year after he issued an order temporarily pausing Trump’s migrant deportation flights to El Salvador.
Gill and other GOP lawmakers pushing impeachment resolutions backed off of those threats after House Republican leaders suggested it was not the most potent route to affect change.
Hostin admits she’s ‘stumped’ after meeting Marjorie Taylor Greene in person
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joined the co-hosts of “The View” on Tuesday, as the lawmaker praised the co-hosts for hosting her and having a professional discussion about politics.
Co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked Greene about free speech feeling “harder” to have right now, and whether it was a good idea to have military personnel “marching through our cities.”
“Well, on free speech, I want to say that I think that all of us here are doing a great job of exchanging our ideas and things that we believe in, and we’re doing it in a very professional and kind way and, in my opinion, I think we need more of that in America. I really do, and a lot of people wanted me to come on this show and say nasty things and, you know, all of us to fight. They wanted all of us to fight,” Greene said.
Greene has made headlines in recent weeks for criticizing the Republican Party over the government shutdown. The co-hosts of “The View” praised Greene in October for urging lawmakers on both sides to reopen the government and taking the Democrats’ side with regard to the Obamacare subsidies they’re trying to extend.
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Sunny Hostin thanked her for not fighting with the hosts.
“I didn’t want to do that today, because I believe that people with powerful voices like myself and like you and especially women-to-women, we need to pave a new path. This country, our beautiful country – our red, white, and blue flag – is just being ripped to shreds and I think it takes women of maturity to sew it back together, and I think that happens through free speech,” Greene said.
Greene’s statement was applauded by the audience, as well as by co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin.
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Earlier in the discussion, Hostin told Greene, “I’m sitting here just stumped. You know, because you are a very different person than I thought you were.”
Greene told Hostin that she had only seen her in clips and headlines as the lawmaker reminded “The View” host that it was the first time the two had met.
“It’s like you’re on the left now,” Hostin said.
Hostin pressed Greene on Qanon conspiracies, but added that she seemed to have “grown past that.”
“I’m not on the left, and we could talk about Russian collusion. That was a conspiracy theory and a lie. There’s lies that come in both sides,” Greene responded.
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Co-host Joy Behar even urged Greene to become a Democrat during the discussion.