Hannity Recounts How ‘Hard’ Life Was In New York
Fox News host Sean Hannity recounted how difficult it was for him living in New York City because of his politics during an interview with far-left former Big Apple Mayor Bill de Blasio.
On Tuesday, Hannity repeated his arguments during an exchange with de Blasio over Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, an avowed socialist.
“Look, I’m perfectly fine with Mamdani winning,” Hannity said. “You wanna know why? Because it’s not gonna impact my life. I left New York. You know why I left New York? High taxes, quality of life, crime.
“I had a hard time going to a restaurant in New York City because people would stare at me and hated me and they had daggers in their eyes. You know what? I’m loved down here in Florida. Now, I don’t know why New Yorkers are so intolerant, but that was my life in New York. So I left,” he added.
In January of the previous year, Hannity informed listeners that he had relocated from New York and was now broadcasting from a studio in Florida.
“But we are now beginning our first broadcast of my new home, and that is in the free state of Florida,” he said at the time. “I am out. I am done. I’m finished. New York, New York, goodbye. Florida, Florida. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. But it’s great to be here.”
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Sean Hannity: "I left New York. You know why I left New York? High taxes, quality of life, crime, I had a hard time going to a restaurant in New York City because people would stare at me and hated me… I love it down here in Florida."pic.twitter.com/1IaPYizYSz
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Meanwhile, Mamdani’s democratic socialist allies are reportedly considering primary challenges next year against several congressional Democrats in New York City, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
However, a senior political advisor to Jeffries has vowed that anyone attempting to unseat the top Democrat in the House during next year’s primaries will face a “forceful and unrelenting” response, Fox News is reporting.
Mamdani, the 33-year-old Ugandan-born democratic socialist assemblyman from Queens, sent political shockwaves nationwide with his decisive victory two weeks ago over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
His win marks a significant step toward potentially becoming the city’s first Muslim mayor, but would also signal the Democratic Party’s increasing shift to the extreme far-left.
In the wake of Mamdani’s primary victory in June, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) highlighted that “this movement is bigger than one person, election, city, or organization.”
“We encourage all people inspired by the Zohran campaign to join their local DSA or YDSA chapter and get involved so we can continue to fight alongside Zohran and DSA elected officials across the country to create the future we all deserve,” the party added.
Now, following Mamdani’s victory, DSA leaders are reportedly considering mounting primary challenges not only against Jeffries but also other House Democrats representing New York City districts, including Reps. Ritchie Torres, Jerry Nadler, Dan Goldman, and Yvette Clarke, Fox added.
Jeffries, who succeeded longtime House Democratic leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi two years ago, has faced criticism from some of New York City’s far-left leaders, who label him a moderate and establishment Democrat.
“His leadership has left a vacuum that organizations like DSA are filling. I think that is more important right now,” New York City’s Democratic Socialists of America chapter co-chair Gustavo Gordillo said in a CNN interview recently.
Democratic socialist state Sen. Jabari Brisport, who represents some of the same areas of Brooklyn that Jeffries does in the U.S. House, told Fox News in a statement that the longtime congressman is “rapidly growing out of touch with an insurgent and growing progressive base within his own district that he should pay more attention to.”
