{"id":2457667,"date":"2025-07-09T19:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-the-hell-does-he-think-that-he-is-vance-obliterates-mamdani-over-4th-of-july-remarks\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T19:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:20:15","slug":"who-the-hell-does-he-think-that-he-is-vance-obliterates-mamdani-over-4th-of-july-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-the-hell-does-he-think-that-he-is-vance-obliterates-mamdani-over-4th-of-july-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Who the Hell Does He Think That He Is?&#8217;: Vance Obliterates Mamdani Over 4th of July Remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwho-the-hell-does-he-think-that-he-is-vance-obliterates-mamdani-over-4th-of-july-remarks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2457667&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President J.D. Vance sharply criticized Zohran Mamdani, a far-left Democratic socialist candidate for New York City mayor, for his comments about America on Independence Day. Speaking at the Claremont Institute&#8217;s Statesmanship Award Dinner on July 5, 2025, Vance condemned Mamdani&#8217;s failure to appropriately honor the nation&#8217;s birthday. He quoted Mamdani&#8217;s Independence Day message, which described America as &#8220;beautiful, contradictory, unfinished&#8221; and emphasized striving to improve the country but lacked &#8220;gratitude&#8221; for its history and foundations.<\/p>\n<p>Vance questioned Mamdani&#8217;s respect for American sacrifices and generosity, highlighting that Mamdani&#8217;s family fled violence abroad and found refuge in the United states. He accused Mamdani of insulting a country that offered his family safety and chance. Vance demanded Mamdani recognize the contributions of past generations and the nation&#8217;s role in transforming lives.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,legal scholar Jonathan Turley characterized Mamdani as a Marxist shaped by radical left ideologies prevalent in elite academic and cultural circles. Turley pointed to Mamdani&#8217;s opposition to capitalism and his call for seizing control of production means as evidence of extreme socialist beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>the piece portrays Vance&#8217;s strong patriotic defense of America in response to Mamdani&#8217;s critical and socialist-leaning stance, framing Mamdani as emblematic of radical left-wing politics in the United States.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An irate Vice President J.D. Vance rebuked far-left Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist&rsquo;s take on the state of America.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today is July 5th, 2025, which means, as all of you know, that yesterday we celebrated the 249th anniversary of the birth of our nation,&rdquo; Vance said Saturday at the &nbsp;Claremont Institute&rsquo;s Statesmanship Award Dinner in San Diego, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/vance-unleashes-socialist-mamdani-fiery-patriotic-speech-who-hell-does-he-think-he-is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, the person who wishes to lead our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-n-peacekeepers-killed-in-central-african-republic-before-election\/\" title=\"U.N. peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic before election\">largest city<\/a> had, according to multiple media reports, never once publicly mentioned America&rsquo;s Independence Day in earnest. But when he did so this year, this is what he said, and this is an actual quote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-jewish-now-italians-mamdani-systematically-infuriating-key-ny-voting-blocs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> made an Independence Day <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZohranKMamdani\/status\/1941168608161534083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a> that aligned himself with anti-Trump protesters from which Vance quoted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home. Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Vance said there was &ldquo;no gratitude in those words&rdquo; and &ldquo;no sense of owing something to this land and the people who turned its wilderness into the most powerful nation on earth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH Vice President JD Vance absolutely TORCH the next likely Mayor of NYC for disrespecting America on our Independence Day:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mamdani&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >family fled violent racial hatred<\/a> only for him to come to this country&mdash;a country built by people he never knew, overflowing with generosity&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bDr5orCkvF\">pic.twitter.com\/bDr5orCkvF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1942582956461285475?\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wonder, has he ever read the letters from boy soldiers in the Union Army to parents and sweethearts that they&rsquo;d never see again?&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Has he ever visited the grave site of a loved one who gave their life to build the kind of society where his family could escape racial theft and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-nba-is-investigating-after-g-league-player-jeremy-lin-says-he-was-called-coronavirus-on-court\/\" title=\"The NBA Is Investigating After G-League Player Jeremy Lin Says He Was Called \u2018Coronavirus\u2019 On Court\">racial violence<\/a>? Has he ever looked in the mirror and recognized that he might not be alive were it not for the generosity of a country he dares to insult on its most sacred day?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who the hell does he think that he is?&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>Vance said Mamdani ought to know what America can do to change lives, because it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/claimed-black-mamdanis-full-college-record-reportedly-leaked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did so much<\/a> for his.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s father fled Uganda when the tyrant Idi Amin decided to ethnically cleanse his nation&rsquo;s Indian population,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mamdani&rsquo;s family fled violent racial hatred, only for him to come to this country &ndash; a country built by people he never knew, overflowing with generosity to his family, offering a haven from the kind of violent ethnic conflict that is commonplace in world history, but it is not commonplace here &ndash; and he dares on our 249th anniversary to congratulate it by paying homage to its &lsquo;incompleteness,&rsquo; and to its, as he calls it, &lsquo;contradiction,&rsquo;&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JD Vance brilliantly explains the radical Left&rsquo;s obsession with Zohran Mamdani:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He captures so many of the movement&rsquo;s contradictions in a single human being!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How could privileged whites march around with a straight face decrying white privilege? How could progressives&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pso6XKdbEu\">pic.twitter.com\/pso6XKdbEu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1942611091827126611?\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/jonathan-turley-why-nycs-zohran-mamdani-looks-more-more-like-hardcore-marxist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Op-Ed on Fox News<\/a>, legal scholar Jonathan Turley said that based on his stated view, Mamdani is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/meet-future-democratic-party-deep-dive-zohran-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marxist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mamdani is the perfect product of the extreme American left. He emerged from the Hollywood and academic environs where extreme views are all the rage,&rdquo; he wrote, adding that Mamdani is a &ldquo;prototype of what some of us have been writing about regarding the radicalization of higher education, particularly at America&rsquo;s elite colleges and universities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To put it simply, it is cool to be socialist among generations who did not witness the economic failures of socialist systems in the 20th Century in countries like Great Britain and France. They did not witness former communist countries turning to capitalism to rescue their failing economies,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani&rsquo;s &ldquo;categorical opposition to capitalism and his references to seizing control of the means of production suggest more extreme Marxist views,&rdquo; Turley wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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