On Friday, ABC’s Good Morning America celebrated a new chapter in their hometown politics of New York City: the inauguration of far-left extremist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The network couldn’t hide their excitement as fill-in anchor and chief White house correspondent Mary Bruce pivoted away from a deadly Swiss night club fire, with a huge smile on her face to talk about the communist mayor. Of course, there was also mention of his controversial comment.
“And now to a new era in New York City. Zoran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor on Thursday,” Bruce beamed, parroting Mamdani’s “new era” slogan. “The 34-year-old is the first Muslim and first person of South Asian descent to lead the nation's largest city.”
While ABC had called President Trump’s plans ‘controversial,’ that wasn’t tone given to Mamdani’s despite widespread concern. “The new mayor's first act involved affordable housing, just part of an ambitious progressive agenda that Mamdani insists will set an example for the world,” touted correspondent Aaron Katersky.
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. Ben Graham
