Giuliani: Hosting Mamdani ‘Smart’ But ‘Makes Me Sick’

Rudy Giuliani said on Friday that President Donald Trump’s invitation to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was, politically speaking, a savvy move — even though watching it unfold left him feeling physically ill.

Speaking on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” with Bob Brooks hosting, Giuliani acknowledged that Trump’s decision to bring Mamdani into the Oval Office served, in part, to calm the city’s business community, many of whom are nervous about a democratic socialist preparing to take charge. “I can have my views on the percentage that this is going to work out,” he said during the interview, adding, “Do I think it was a smart way to start? Sure, it was a smart way to start.”

Giuliani argued that by extending the invitation, Trump effectively placed the responsibility for any future tension in the relationship on Mamdani’s shoulders, rather than his own. “Now any deterioration in the relationship will be by the communist and Islamic extremist sympathizer, not by the president,” he said, repeating labels he has attached to Mamdani in the past.

Although he has been an outspoken critic of Mamdani, Giuliani emphasized that he still hopes the city prospers — even if that means Mamdani defies his expectations. “Of course, I want to see New York City do well. I want to see myself wrong about him. I’d like to see him change,” he said.

Still, Giuliani admitted that on a personal level, watching Mamdani stand beside Trump in the Oval Office was deeply unpleasant for him. “All of that doesn’t belie the fact that it makes me sick to my stomach to see that man in the Oval Office,” he said.

{Matzav.com}