The conservative New York Post was mobbed by critics on Sunday for its critical report on a rising star within the Democratic Party, the headline of which was labeled by some as perhaps the “most ridiculous” smear of a Democratic figure “of all time.”
Published on Saturday, the report in question was about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who the tabloid newspaper had covered negatively for months, including with an editorial titled “20 reasons to vote against Mamdani” published last year in the lead up to the New York City mayoral election.
The report documents Mamdani’s kick-off of New York City’s summer pool season, which he celebrated with an event that saw him jump into an East Harlem public pool wearing a full suit and tie. What the Post highlighted, however, was how Mamdani had violated the city’s public pool dress code, noting that he “even kept his black socks on as he made his half-hearted cannonball.”
Responding to the Post’s report, Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey declared the newspaper to be “the most ridiculous news outlet of all time.” Prominent progressive political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen said he was “actually a big fan” of the Post’s report “because it shows that they’ve got absolutely nothing” negative to report on Mamdani.
“This is what conservatives are reduced to when trying to own Zohran,” quipped prominent progressive commentator and podcast host Kyle Kulinski.
Zoe Sinns, a social media personality and Twitch streamer, concurred with Kulinski's observation.
“I'm sobbing over this headline,” Sinns wrote in a social media post on X. “They have NOTHING on him.”
Mamdani himself also responded directly to the Post’s reporting in a tongue-in-cheek social media post.
“When they said, 'wear a suit,' I just assumed…” Mamdani wrote.