{"id":2599824,"date":"2026-05-07T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-aint-your-daddys-donkeys-joe-concha-talks-democrats\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:41:50","slug":"these-aint-your-daddys-donkeys-joe-concha-talks-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-aint-your-daddys-donkeys-joe-concha-talks-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;These ain&#8217;t your daddy&#8217;s donkeys&#8217;: Joe Concha talks Democrats"},"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%2Fthese-aint-your-daddys-donkeys-joe-concha-talks-democrats%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=2599824&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>Joe Concha, a *Washington Examiner* columnist, criticized Democrats for embracing socialism and highlighted figures he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-envision-flipping-texas-blue-based-on-one-race-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... envision flipping Texas blue based on one race - Washington Examiner\">argues reflect<\/a> that shift-such as new York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and maine Senate nominee Graham Platner. On Fox Business\u2019s *Kudlow*, Concha said Democrats have become hypocritical, contrasting their condemnation of Trump-era rhetoric with their willingness to back candidates he views skeptically.<\/p>\n<p>Concha noted that Platner entered the race after Gov. Janet Mills dropped out, and said Platner faced backlash in 2025 over photos showing a Totenkopf (a Nazi symbol) tattoo. Concha argued Democrats are effectively \u201cbear-hugging\u201d such candidates in hopes of regaining power in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>He also attacked Mamdani\u2019s record and messaging about affordability, claiming Mamdani would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/war-on-single-family-home-neighborhoods-surfaces-in-maryland-more-density-diversity\/\" title=\"War on Single Family Home Neighborhoods Surfaces in Maryland: More Density, Diversity\">raise property taxes<\/a>, and suggested voters shouldn\u2019t trust him to manage a complex city. Concha further agreed with Larry Kudlow that there is a distinction between Democrats and Democratic Socialists, arguing that Socialist Democrats are currently shaping the party.  <\/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>criticized Democrats\u2019 embrace of socialism and figures like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> (D-NY) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\">Maine<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> hopeful <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4539844\/five-things-maine-senate-graham-platner\/\">Graham Platner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese ain\u2019t your daddy\u2019s donkeys,\u201d Concha said on Fox Business\u2019s <em>Kudlow <\/em>on Wednesday. <\/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\/white-house\/4558272\/obama-presidential-center-tickets-sell-out\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Obama Presidential Center looks to \u2018put presidency in context\u2019 as tickets sell out<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4558198\/kennedy-obama-colbert-motel-room-interview\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kennedy suggests Obama and Colbert \u2018get a motel room\u2019 after cozy interview<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4557563\/ufc-freedom-250-fighter-ilia-topuria-white-house-match\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UFC Freedom 250 fighter says America \u2018really values\u2019 talent ahead of White House match<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Platner is running for the Maine Senate seat against Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME). Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JanetMillsforME\/status\/2049832653189152925\">dropped out <\/a>of the race on April 30, which allowed Platner to come forward as the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Platner came under fire in 2025 after photos surfaced of him with a tattoo of a famous Nazi symbol, the Totenkopf. Platner said he got the tattoo in 2007 while intoxicated, claiming ignorance of its neo-Nazi associations, and has since covered it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last 10 years, since <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump<\/a> came down that golden escalator, where you\u2019ve been calling him \u2018a Nazi.\u2019 Now you are literally bear-hugging one because maybe he could win a seat and give you back the majority of the Senate,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<p>He called out Democrats for being hypocritical in supporting more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-a-surge-in-violent-crime-progressives-win-big-in-pennsylvanias-largest-cities\/\" title=\"After A Surge In Violent Crime, Progressives Win Big In Pennsylvania\u2019s Largest Cities\">progressive candidates<\/a> like Platner. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody who has been offended by Trump and using that sort of reckless hyperbole when it comes to this president \u2014 obviously they look pretty phony right now,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<p>Concha also slammed Mamdani over his actions as mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMamdani runs on affordability, and what\u2019s he gonna do? He\u2019s gonna <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >raise property taxes higher<\/a> than they already are,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t trust him to run a bath, let alone the most complex city in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4554484\/mamdani-antisemitic-synagogue-vandalism-nyc\/\"><strong>MAMDANI DECRIES \u2018ANTISEMITIC HATRED\u2019 AFTER NYC SYNAGOGUES VANDALIZED WITH SWASTIKAS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concha agreed with host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/larry-kudlow\/\">Larry Kudlow<\/a> that there is a difference between Democrats and Democratic Socialists, and right now, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">Socialist<\/a> Democrats are running the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommon sense versus chaos,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha slams Democrats for embracing socialism, citing Mamdani and Platner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2599825,"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-platner-e1778159925615.jpg?1778143821&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,52093,5894],"class_list":["post-2599824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-joe-concha","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mamdani-platner-e1778159925615.jpg?1778143821&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599824","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=2599824"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599828,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599824\/revisions\/2599828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}