A panel discussion about Zohran Mamdani's shocking victory in New York City's Democratic primary turned heated after a liberal host slammed claims that Mamdani will "destroy New York."
During Monday's episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored," former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he thinks Mamdani is an "enemy of America" and espouses a philosophy that "wants to destroy America."
"I think he's gonna destroy New York City. I think this is a disaster time for New York City. This guy becomes mayor, the city is gone," Giuliani said.
Those claims didn't sit well with Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks. Uygur described Giulian's comments as "deeply bigoted" and "total trash."
'Ignore every lie he just said," Uygur said.
Mamdani's victory in the New York Democratic mayoral primary has spurred a lot of criticism of his character and political beliefs. Some have described Mamdani as a supporter of Hamas despite offering no evidence. Others have criticized his affiliation with the Democratic Socialists of America.
Uygur added that there appear to be two kinds of people who criticize Mamdani: those who disagree with his economic vision for the country and those who want him to bend his head to Israel. Uygur said Giuliani appears to fall into the latter camp.
"If he's New York First, unacceptable!" Uygur said sarcastically. "He has to be Israel First. That's absurd. And they're deeply racist, and they're bigots, and I can't stand it."
