Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio freaked out on Fox News’ Sean Hannity live on-air as the pair clashed over the socialist takeover of New York City.
The exchange exploded when Hannity continued to press the ex-mayor on the new far-left candidates’ positions on local issues facing the city — which de Blasio continued to dodge.
Instead, de Blasio kept trying to steer the conversation to the Middle East.
The former Big Apple leader said controversial democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier’s stunning primary victory over 5-term incumbent Adriano Espaillat was fueled by her speaking out “against what America has been doing in the Middle East,” because “a clear majority of Americans do not think we should be in a war with Iran,” including Republicans.
“A clear majority of Americans think that what the [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu government has done in Israel to the Palestinian people is wrong,” he said as Hannity began to interrupt.
“Wait, wait, wait. Let me finish!” de Blasio yelled.
“We’re not talking about Israel. No, no, no. We’re not talking about Israel,” Hannity fired back, as de Blasio asked for the anchor to give him a moment to finish.
“No. We’re talking about [how Avila Chevalier] wants to abolish the police, she wants no borders, she wants illegals that commit murder and rape to not go to prison — and I’m asking you, you were the mayor of New York City, I’m asking you if you would vote for this lady and you’re telling me yes? You’d vote for this lunatic?” Hannity asked.
De Blasio responded yes and that he doesn’t think Avila Chevalier, 32, is a lunatic, despite disagreeing with her on many issues.
While Mayor Zohran Mamdani-backed lefties and their anti-Israel message swept in three congressional districts in their neighborhoods, pro-Israel moderate Democrat Richie Torres (NY-15) maintained his working-class base’s loyalty, securing 71% of the primary vote in his Bronx district.
Several Bronx constituents told The Post that lefty voters’ focus on Israel came at the detriment of bread-and-butter issues impacting them.
Erickson Vargas, 23, who works in an appliance store, said some of the young, educated voters brought their causes to the election, but he argued they should be thinking locally, not focused on foreign countries.
“We should be focused locally and not on the Middle East,” he said.
“Their hearts are in the right place but the focus is wrong. They are not invested in this country, only in their cause.”
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