Fox News host Jesse Watters has sparked widespread reaction after his coverage of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. The 33-year-old Democratic socialist and state assemblyman from Queens won the primary with a commanding lead, making him the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor in the 2025 election.
Watters dubbed Mamdani “Zohran the Destroyer” during his show, claiming the politician was about to give Karl Marx a “woke makeover.” The Fox News segment featured dramatic graphics and commentary that portrayed Mamdani’s progressive policies as extreme and dangerous to the city’s future, typical of Watters’ inflammatory style that often backfires.
