{"id":2599330,"date":"2026-05-06T08:49:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-is-all-foam-and-no-beer-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:50:53","slug":"mamdani-is-all-foam-and-no-beer-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-is-all-foam-and-no-beer-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mamdani is all foam and no beer&#8217;: Joe Concha"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fmamdani-is-all-foam-and-no-beer-joe-concha%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=2599330&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>Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized Barack Obama and Stephen Colbert for praising New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, arguing they highlight the problems without offering workable solutions. Concha saeid Mamdani is \u201call foam and no beer,\u201d noting that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mayor promised policies<\/a> he allegedly couldn\u2019t afford.  <\/p>\n<p>He also referenced Colbert and Obama\u2019s comments from their Chicago appearance at the Obama Presidential Center, where they described Mamdani as being able to connect with ordinary people and \u201cname what is wrong.\u201d Concha further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cites-obama-in-defense-of-his-actions-in-office-and-presidential-immunity-he-meant-well\/\" title=\"Trump defends his actions and ...ial immunity, citing Obama&#039;s intentions\">suggested obama<\/a> and Colbert view \u201cspeaking to\u201d their preferred audience as \u201cdemocracy,\u201d and he criticized their discussion of Colbert perhaps running for president, saying Colbert would have to make arguments without reliance on staff.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha <\/a>blasted former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">Barack Obama<\/a> and late-night talk show host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-colbert\/\">Stephen Colbert<\/a> for praising New York Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColbert says, \u2018He names what\u2019s wrong,\u2019\u201d Concha said Wednesday on <em>Fox &#038; Friends First<\/em>. \u201cYeah, I guess Mamdani does that, but he doesn\u2019t know how to fix what\u2019s wrong. That\u2019s a big, big problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4556788\/connecticut-legislature-nears-24-hour-mark-debate-pistol-ban\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Connecticut legislature nears 24-hour mark for debate on pistol ban<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4556695\/colbert-interview-with-barack-obama\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Colbert talks presidential legacy, expansion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-is-checking-if-he-has-power-to-override-republican-governors-on-covid\/\" title=\"Biden Is \u2018Checking\u2019 If He Has Power To Override Republican Governors On COVID\">presidential powers<\/a>, and aliens in interview with Barack Obama<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4556656\/bickering-and-blaming-trump-dominate-california-gubernatorial-debate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Bickering\u2019 and blaming Trump dominate California gubernatorial debate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Colbert hosted Obama on <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em> on Tuesday. It took place in Chicago at the Obama Presidential Center, which will <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.obama.org\/visit\/\">open in June.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3513894&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=c238b4298cc2f76b10988443e21475e7\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Obama called Mamdani an \u201cextraordinary talent.\u201d Colbert and Obama agreed that Mamdani is able to \u201ctalk to regular people like we\u2019re not in a college seminar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe lives a normal life, but he also names what is obviously wrong,\u201d Colbert said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe discussion never broached how the New York mayor promised a bunch of stuff he didn\u2019t know how to pay for,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMamdani is all foam and no beer. It\u2019s sizzle over steak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During Colbert\u2019s segment with Obama, Colbert said, \u201cA lot of people tell me I should run for president,\u201d and they further discussed those remarks. Some of their conversation included what could be interpreted as thinly veiled criticisms of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bar has changed,\u201d Obama said. \u201cI think that you could perform significantly better than some folks that we\u2019ve seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4556695\/colbert-interview-with-barack-obama\/\"><strong>COLBERT TALKS PRESIDENTIAL LEGACY, EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWERS, AND ALIENS IN INTERVIEW WITH BARACK OBAMA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concha said Obama and Colbert think that speaking to one side, the side that agrees with them, is \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democracy\/\">democracy<\/a> in action\u201d and criticized any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-heaps-praise-on-kingmaker-clyburn-as-he-denies-2028-bid\/\" title=\"Wes Moore heaps praise on kingmaker Clyburn as he denies 2028 bid\">hypothetical presidential run<\/a> by Colbert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe would have to leave his safe space, and he actually would have to make arguments without having 200 staffers do the thinking for him,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha criticized Obama and Colbert for praising NYC Mayor Mamdani<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2599331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mamdani.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6672,7375,4188,5894],"class_list":["post-2599330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-commentary","tag-criticism","tag-media","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mamdani.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599330"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599335,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599330\/revisions\/2599335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}