Barack Obama just crossed a line—and New Yorkers should be furious. The former president picked up the phone this weekend to counsel radical socialist Zohran Mamdani, the undisputed frontrunner in Tuesday’s New York City mayoral race. No endorsement. No transparency. Just an in-the-weeds strategy session aimed at bolstering a candidate whose anti‐cop, anti‐business agenda would hollow out our city.
In a 30-minute tête-à-tête, Obama heaped praise on Mamdani’s “impressive” bid, then volunteered to be his personal “sounding board” once he takes office. In plain English: The nation’s most powerful Democrat just positioned himself as mentor to a Millennial firebrand who promises to defund the NYPD, slash corporate taxes on Wall Street’s smallest players, and supercharge affordable‐housing gimmicks that always blow a hole in the budget.
Mamdani isn’t some policy wonk. He’s the state assemblyman who openly blasted cops as part of an “oppressive system” and likened moderate Democrats to villains. Just months ago, he blasted Obama on social media as “pretty damn evil,” accusing him of lying to the American people over NSA surveillance. Now Obama’s cozying up to him—proof positive that in today’s Democratic Party, radicalism doesn’t just tolerate moderation; it devours it.
New Yorkers know the stakes. Crime is up, homelessness is rampant, and a homeless encampment crisis has become a public-safety nightmare. Yet here we have the man once hailed for unity handing his blessing—unconditional and behind closed doors—to a socialist who vows to bankrupt essential services and open city coffers to untested “community” programs.
The call delved into the nitty-gritty. Obama reportedly walked Mamdani through staffing challenges, zoning pitfalls, and the crushing reality of city pension obligations. By volunteering his personal Rolodex—political advisers, fundraisers, think-tank voices—Obama is effectively installing a back-channel puppet master in Gracie Mansion.
And what of Mamdani’s radical promises? He plans to slash fines on street vendors, overturn decades of zoning safeguards, and pressure landlords into submarket rents—all while demanding new taxes on corporations. That adds up to a fiscal black hole masquerading as “affordability.” It never ends well. School budgets will shrink, police precincts will close, and city services will buckle.
Make no mistake: this is a raw power play. Obama is grooming the next generation of Democratic Socialist leaders, ensuring his progressive revolution marches on. He’s investing political capital in a man who sees law enforcement as the enemy and who mocked him as untrustworthy. The message is clear: loyalty to the cause trumps all inconsistency.
Voters must ask themselves: Do we want our city run by a self‐professed socialist with a hotline straight to a former president? Or do we choose leaders who put public safety, economic growth, and fiscal sanity ahead of ideological purity?
New York City faces a pivotal moment. On Tuesday, decide if you’ll elect a mayor swayed by radical ideology or one anchored in proven leadership. Because when the spotlight dims and the budget crunch hits, no “sounding board” from Obama will bail you out.
