{"id":2508485,"date":"2025-11-09T11:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-not-happy-about-it-stephen-a-smith-shares-his-concerns-about-zohran-mamdani-win\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T11:19:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T16:19:01","slug":"im-not-happy-about-it-stephen-a-smith-shares-his-concerns-about-zohran-mamdani-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-not-happy-about-it-stephen-a-smith-shares-his-concerns-about-zohran-mamdani-win\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;m Not Happy About It&#8217;: Stephen A. Smith Shares His Concerns About Zohran Mamdani Win"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fim-not-happy-about-it-stephen-a-smith-shares-his-concerns-about-zohran-mamdani-win%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=2508485&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>SiriusXM host Stephen A. Smith expressed concerns about newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist, on his show &#8220;Straight Shooter wiht Stephen A.&#8221; Mamdani won on a platform that includes raising taxes on corporations and wealthy residents, freezing rents, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >offering free bus services<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/24-years-after-9-11-nyc-dems-pick-muslim-who-defends-terror-hates-israel-for-mayor\/\" title=\"24 Years After 9\/11, NYC Dems Pick Muslim Who Defends Terror, Hates Israel for Mayor\">establishing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-proposes-opening-city-owned-grocery-stores\/\" title=\"Chicago plans to open ......owned grocery stores.\">city-owned grocery stores<\/a><\/a>, and providing free childcare. Smith specifically criticized Mamdani&#8217;s previous support for defunding the police and his proposals regarding crime and mental health, emphasizing that he prefers increased police presence instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-admin-still-holding-tens-of-thousands-of-migrant-kids-with-little-oversight\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Admin Still Holding \u2018Tens Of Thousands\u2019 Of Migrant Kids With \u2018Little Oversight\u2019\">mental health experts<\/a> patrolling the subway. While smith was somewhat open to the proposed tax hikes, he doubted the feasibility of other policies like free buses and city-owned stores. He warned that higher taxes combined with these policies might drive businesses and wealthier residents out of the city, ultimately hurting New Yorkers left behind and undermining efforts like the rent freeze. Smith also pointed out that many of Mamdani&#8217;s supporters are not regular bill payers or business owners. The article noted that Mamdani had backtracked on his defund-the-police stance during his campaign and that wealthier New Yorkers were reportedly preparing to relocate ahead of his term.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>SiriusXM host Stephen A. Smith d his worries about Democratic New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s upcoming term on &ldquo;Straight Shooter with Stephen A.&rdquo; on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, a self-proclaimed socialist, won on Tuesday on a platform of raising taxes on corporations and wealthy New Yorkers, freezing rents, free buses, city-owned grocery stores and free childcare. Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=taLzI3GoCos&amp;t=681s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siriusxm.com\/player\/show\/entity\/587a0c84-fce0-694f-a413-b8af6b647f32?_branch_match_id=1456667536115586303&amp;utm_source=Web&amp;utm_campaign=NA-NA-DL-WEB-show-POTUSPolitics-587a0c84fce0694fa413b8af6b647f32-Talk-NA-SCSXMDL-SH-GEN-IM-KEY-AL00-TK-PLC-PERM-StephenASmith-WEB-BLOG-BlogTagPageStraightShooterwithStephenA-GeneralBAU-SOCO23-MED-20250917-NewsletterBlog-generalBAU-Branch-dtm&amp;utm_medium=SXM_NA_NewsletterBlog&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAwXBQQqAIBAF0BOl%2ByCCukBg%2BzCYZiR15DtQq87ee2LW%2Buh9f4uLrbmc6u2XrLxH3iLTEAwxsVgQVSPMH%2BgiIFU%2BTujTCdMq0EI%2FL%2BkdJ0oAAAA%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">show<\/a> that he particularly feared Mamdani&rsquo;s socialist policies and stance on crime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral election. What will the future hold for NYC? Dems' big night\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/taLzI3GoCos?start=181&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to tell you why I&rsquo;m not happy about it &hellip; I&rsquo;m very, very concerned about some of the things that he said. I&rsquo;m very concerned about what he once said about defunding the police &hellip; I don&rsquo;t want to see less police officers,&rdquo; Smith said. &ldquo;I want to see more police officers. I heard him talk about mental health experts in the subway system. I don&rsquo;t care about that. I want cops in the subways in New York City, where I was born and raised &hellip; I don&rsquo;t want to hear about no damn mental health experts in subways.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The SiriusXM host said he was okay with Mamdani&rsquo;s tax hikes, but expressed skepticism that his ideas on free buses and grocery stores would be effective. However, he also noted that billionaires already pay a disproportionate  of taxes in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);     }     return null; }  \/\/ Function to determine or retrieve the split test group function assignSplitTestGroup() {     var group=getVideoCookie('splitTestGroup'); 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So the money that they paid on their homes or on rent, they move out of the city or the state. Businesses follow and then ultimately the tax burden falls onto New Yorkers out there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added that wealth moving out of New York City could hamper Mamdani&rsquo;s plan to freeze rents. He also argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-van-jones-and-scott-jennings-blast-mamdanis-divisive-victory-speech\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Van Jones and Scott Jennings blast Mamdani\u2019s \u2018divisive\u2019 victory speech\">mayor-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s policies in general likely were not feasible.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want to know where the money coming from,&rdquo; Smith said. &ldquo;See, I count, okay? I count.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people who love Mamdani the most are not people who pay bills every day. I&rsquo;m not saying that applies to everybody,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not implying that. But they&rsquo;re certainly not people that pay bills every day, all the time. You don&rsquo;t see business owners clamoring to support him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Independent New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo won among New Yorkers earning less than $30,000 against <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/05\/charles-payne-entitled-folks-mamdani-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/05\/charles-payne-entitled-folks-mamdani-win\/\">Mamdani<\/a>&nbsp;by a 48% to 42% margin,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2025\/exit-polls\/new-york-city\/general\/mayor\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2025\/exit-polls\/new-york-city\/general\/mayor\/0\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to a CNN exit poll.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani advocated in a June 28, 2020, X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZohranKMamdani\/status\/1277414510131916801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZohranKMamdani\/status\/1277414510131916801\">post<\/a> for defunding the New York City Police Department, characterizing the department as &ldquo;racist, anti-queer and a major threat to public safety.&rdquo; He&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/17\/zohran-mamdani-defund-police-tweets-andrew-cuomo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/17\/zohran-mamdani-defund-police-tweets-andrew-cuomo\/\">backtracked<\/a> on this stance during his campaign for mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Rich New Yorkers were <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/28\/wealthy-new-yorkers-preparing-flee-florida-zohran-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">preparing<\/a> to flee for Palm Beach, Florida, ahead of Mamdani&rsquo;s looming victory, Fox News reported on Oct. 27.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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