He speech last night was egomaniacal and not very inclusive or tolerant. He plans to make big changes to New York City, and they won’t be good.
Van Jones has warned New York City over Zohran Mamdani’s “character switch” during his victory speech.
During CNN‘s live coverage of the elections on Tuesday night, Jones claimed Mamdani was a lot warmer and friendlier on the campaign trail and in interviews than he was during his victory speech.
Yes, he had that fake frozen smile on his face 24/7. However, the man pals around with terrorists, what did people expect?
Warm No More
“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 stated. “And I think that Mamdani is the one you need to hear from tonight. There are a lot of people trying to figure out, can I get on this train with him or not? Is he going to include me? Is he going — is he — is he going to be more of a class warrior even in office? I think he missed a chance tonight to open up and bring more people into the tent. I think his tone was sharp. I think he was using the microphone in a way that he was almost yelling. And that’s not the Mamdani that we’ve seen on Tiktok and the great interviews and stuff like that.”
Jones said the mayor-elect missed a chance to try to unify the city and bring more people in. He said many New York City residents are worried that Mamdani won’t work in their best interest.
Mamdani pointedly said he refuses to apologize for his Democrat socialist [communist] ideology.
Jones stated that Mamdani’s rhetoric was sharp instead of welcoming.
“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.
He’s going to be every bit as bad as we thought.
Van Jones is Spot On: Mamdani’s victory speech was filled with hate and rage…. Not his calm, smiling, campaign rhetoric of the past several months.
NY will now experience the real Mamdani….. I give you Mr. Hyde.
You were warned. pic.twitter.com/JOzIE67UGX
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) November 5, 2025
For what this is worth, About politicians who the second they are elected they ” switch” I don t live in Montreal, I am about 15 miles from there but they had an election 2 days ago for a new Mayor. the woman who won had promised during her campaign she would do something about the too numerous bicycle paths… Read more »
Van Jones fell short of saying the phony dem is worse than a socialist on steroids. They have no idea what they unleashed by electing that commie.
There was no character change Van J, he was always a Fake A**hole. You just didn’t see it because like you , and all of the other Hate Trumpers, you were easily duped.
Look at London England as to what New Yawk cities future holds he even talked with their Mayor.