CNN’s Van Jones among those raising alarm at Mamdani’s instant ‘character switch’ after winning power

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Lefty luminary Van Jones was among those raising alarm at Democratic socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s rage-filled victory speech, noting his instant “character switch” at winning power.

A roaring Mamdani wasted no time in claiming a mandate for his potentially budget-busting progressive agenda and taunting President Trump as he rallied his fired-up supporters soon after winning Tuesday night.

Jones was quick to note live on CNN that the 34-year-old’s triumphant demeanor was a far cry from the cool, calm and collected candidate seen on the campaign trail.

“I think he missed an opportunity. I think the Mamdani that we saw in the campaign trail, who was a lot more calm, who was a lot warmer, who was a lot more embracing, was not present in that speech,” Jones told a post-election CNN panel. more

26 Comments on CNN’s Van Jones among those raising alarm at Mamdani’s instant ‘character switch’ after winning power

  1. “After working as a housing counselor and musician, Mamdani entered local New York City politics as a campaign manager for Khader El-Yateem and Ross Barkan. He was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2020, defeating five-term incumbent Aravella Simotas in the Democratic primary. Representing Astoria, Queens, he was reelected without opposition in 2022 and 2024.” -Wikipedia

    So, basically, he’s similar to Barry Sanders… never actually worked for a living. But, of course, this makes him qualified to run America’s largest city.

    🎵🎵
    If he can wreck it there,
    He can wreck it anywhere,
    It’s up to you, New York, New York!

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  2. Hey, NYC voters — You just elected a lying communist mohammadman. You may not regret it yet, but you will, you dumber than dirt products of govt “schools” and social media brain rot.

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  3. “…you dumber than dirt products of govt “schools” and social media brain rot.” -Uncle AL

    I was fortunate to have swallowed several seconds before reading that!

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  4. No shite, Sherlock.
    Marxists, Communists, LibTards, and DildoCrats.
    They lie. Constantly. It’s what they do. It’s baked into their DNA.
    Let me find my clue bat and allow me to further educate you upside yo’ punkin’ head.

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  5. Well, at least we know that the gay pride parade permits will be approved. (Sarcasm)

    I hope the gay pride organizers pay attention to the route. Make sure it isn’t ending at the top of the Empire State Building.

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  6. Off topic???

    New froglegs out there. Just the opening worth taking a look if you don’t have time for the whole thing.

    Yeah, you’ll watch the whole thing. One of his better ones.

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  7. burn it down Commmie….let the world see yet again that Communism never ever works……hopefully NYC can be rebuilt from the ashes but we shall see…..congrats to the dingbat college girl who voted for him because he had cute Tik Tok videos….that is the brain dead mush that wins elections now.

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  8. burn it down Commmie…let the world see yet again that Communism never ever works……hopefully NYC can be rebuilt from the ashes but we shall see…..congrats to the dingbat college girl who voted for him because he had cute Tik Tok videos….that is the brain-dead mush that wins elections now.

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  9. Different Tim
    Thursday, 6 November 2025, 9:10 at 9:10 am
    “Yelling there’s a fire as they’re rolling up the hoses.”

    …Gavin has them roll up the hose while the fires still burning, but thats OK since theres no water to put in them anyway…

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  10. Obama went through a similar transformation, from the gracious, conciliatory candidate into a demanding, vindictive dictator.

    In Latin America, the Left practice what is called dictocracia. All they need for a “mandate” is a win, no matter how slim and regardless if cheating was involved…better if cheating is involved. After that, they use rent-a-mobs (Obama’s Occupy Wall Street, BLM, Pro-Palestine, or whatever) to enforce their “mandate”, and if there is another election, the results are predetermined. That is what Democracy looks like to the Left, and most Democrats.

    (To a Democrat, the only free and fair election is the one they win, therefore, anything that can assure they win is free and fair. Anything that might cause them to lose is, logically, not free and fair. That explains the frustrating absence of guilt in Democrat poll workers. To them, they have been doing righteous work, giving the people the election results they need, if not what they want…because voters do not really represent what the people want, and most people don’t vote, but if they did, they would vote Democrat, so the Democrats vote for them. Free and fair.)

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  11. Communists are very predictable. Moslems are also very predictable. The fact is, evil is very predictable. Jones is a communist -self professed in the day- and he only regrets Mamdani is speaking roughly, giving away some of his actual thinking. Jones probably also regrets he is not a part of Mamdani’s ruling cadre that soon will drink deeply of the gravy that will flow over that group from the pockets of the dumber than dirt products of government schools and social media brain rot voters of the City of New York.

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  12. The “Bait and Switch” scheme always works on Demwits, especially if it means the bait involves lots of violence against the right, virtue signaling white guilt, being surrounded by “diverse” brown/black turd-world immigrants and free stuff that has to be paid for by taxpayers.
    Reality will set in with the switch, when the fools who voted for Madmandani get nothing he promised.
    Demwits are never aware they are self destructive and want everyome to crash and burn with them.

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