Haines, Hostin Gush About NYC Dems Nominating 'Democratic Socialist' #Political
In the Wednesday wake of far-left Democratic extremist Zohran Mamdani winning the Democratic Party’s mayoral primary in New York City, some of the liberal ladies of ABC’s The View shared their praise. Far-left co-host Sunny Hostin was excited that Mamdani was a “democratic socialist,” and pretend independent Sara Haines let the mask slip as she hyped how he wanted to jack up taxes on New Yorkers and freeze rent.
Interestingly, an unlikely duo in co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Joy Behar voiced opposition and fear of how Mamdani will harm the city.
Bloviating about how Democrats needed to become an “opposition party” as opposed to a “resistance” she felt was “an inactive position,” Hostin was relieved by “these younger voices” she was hearing from the left. Particularly Mamdani, who she seemingly though won a general election:
We saw it in New York for the new mayor who calls himself a democratic socialist. You know, he's very progressive, and he ran on issues that I think Republicans were owning before. He ran on cost of living issues. He ran -- he zeroed on essentials such as housing in New York, transportation, free buses in New York, child care, groceries, those are things that people are really caring about.
This was followed up by Haines who bizarrely touted how Mamdani was going to solve the cost of living in New York by jacking up taxes:
It might be less about the age and more about the issues they're speaking of; because right now, the cost of living in the U.S. has risen by nearly 24 percent since early 2020. 24 percent in five years, and only 40 percent of Americans earn enough to afford a minimal quality of life. Half, almost half of this country can't even have the minimal amount.
So, I think when you speak to how you're going to help with housing, like this man did. And he also said he's going to do something that is so brilliant. He's going to tax the billionaires. He actually said he wants to raise the corporate tax.
“Well, he can't tax them federally. He can do city tax but they'll move out of New York!” Behar declared. She received back up in the form of Farah Griffin noting that it’ll kill small businesses. “If you raise the corporate tax rate in New York you’re will kill a lot of businesses that are necessary,” she argued.
Haines continued to rage: "If the bottom line is billionaires need to stop making tax write-offs and make the country their contribution and they need to pay their damn taxes … but I'm saying that he said the way he's going to fund his freeze on rents in New York City is by taxing wealthy corporations and a flat tax for the highest one percent –"
She was interrupted by Farah Griffin, who left Haines speechless when pressing her on the consequences that could befall “small landlords” like her family:
What about owners who rent in New York City? So, if you own property – So, a lot of my family, we're second generation of immigrants, instead of trusting putting things in the market, they would buy property and they’d invest in real estate, so they may own a separate apartment they rent out to someone. You freeze that rental property. What does it do to small landlords?
It doesn’t help – Of course, private businesses or big corporations or foreign entities who are buying up restate in New York, sure we have to deal with them, but a lot of people who are owners, if you freeze the rent they’re not going to make their profits back. I'm very nervous about this new mayoral candidate
Farah Griffin later reiterated that she’s “very nervous about this potential new mayor” and noted that “He's had no real job that makes him ready to run one of the biggest economies in New York City. And it makes me nervous.”
The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read:
ABC’s The View
June 25, 2025
11:04:13 a.m. eastern(…)
SUNNY HOSTIN: I've been saying, you know, people are talking about a resistance and a resistance and that's an inactive position. I think you need to be an opposition party at this point in this country. And so, I think Democrats are finding their way with these younger voices. We saw it in New York for the new mayor who calls himself a democratic socialist.
[Applause]
You know, he's very progressive, and he ran on issues that I think Republicans were owning before. He ran on cost of living issues. He ran -- he zeroed on essentials such as housing in New York, transportation, free buses in New York, child care, groceries, those are things that people are really caring about.
Also in the House, we've got the youngest person, I think, am I right --
ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: Maxwell Frost?
HOSTIN: Garcia.
FARAH GRIFFIN: Oh, as the chairman of Oversight
HOSTIN: As the chairman of the Oversight Committee. So, that also shows that we're seeing, I think, this sort of new generation of leaders that are unafraid and they're on the offense as opposed to so of being on the resist.
[Crosstalk]
JOY BEHAR: It’s always young people, I think, who always change things.
SARA HAINES: It’s not always because a lot of thoughts they're bringing up are Bernie Sanders' ideas. And this is – So, the number one thing –
BEHAR: He's young at heart though.
HAINES: He may be young at heart, but – It might be less about the age and more about the issues they're speaking of; because right now, the cost of living in the U.S. has risen by nearly 24 percent since early 2020. 24 percent in five years, and only 40 percent of Americans earn enough to afford a minimal quality of life. Half, almost half of this country can't even have the minimal amount.
So, I think when you speak to how you're going to help with housing, like this man did. And he also said he's going to do something that is so brilliant. He's going to tax the billionaires. He actually said he wants to raise the corporate tax.
[Applause]
BEHAR: Who the mayor?
[Crosstalk]
ANA NAVARRO: The Democratic primary winner.
BEHAR: Well, he can't tax them federally. He can do city tax but they'll move out of New York!
FARAH GRIFFIN: If you raise the corporate tax rate in New York you’re will kill a lot of businesses that are necessary.
HAINES: If the bottom line is billionaires need to stop making tax write-offs and make the country their contribution and they need to pay their damn taxes.
[Applause]
BEHAR: Well, that’s a federal –
HAINES: Yes, but I'm saying that he said the way he's going to fund his freeze on rents in New York City is by taxing wealthy corporations and a flat tax for the highest one percent of this –
FARAH GRIFFIN: What about owners who rent in New York City? So, if you own property – So, a lot of my family, we're second generation of immigrants, instead of trusting putting things in the market, they would buy property and they’d invest in real estate, so they may own a separate apartment they rent out to someone. You freeze that rental property. What does it do to small landlords?
It doesn’t help – Of course, private businesses or big corporations or foreign entities who are buying up restate in New York, sure we have to deal with them, but a lot of people who are owners, if you freeze the rent they’re not going to make their profits back.
BEHAR: I see.
FARAH GRIFFIN: I'm very nervous about this new mayoral candidate. But I want to broaden this because I don’t even live in New York City. Most of our viewers don't.
AOC, listen, she is a smart, sharp voice on the left but I got to say, Donald Trump is dying to have this fight with her because he wants to make her the face of the Democratic Party. Why? Because, well, she's super articulate, smart, and somebody that energizes young people. How many bills has she passed into law?
BEHAR: I don’t know.
FARAH GRIFFIN: She has a less than one percent success legislative record. Similar to Bernie Sanders, 15 years in the Senate, now he's more than that. He had a less than one percent record of actually passing legislation.
You always need people who are gonna kinda get people energized, but what this country needs is solutions and people who just can’t talk about them, they can work across the aisle and they can get them done.
And to me, AOC is not the answer. I'm very nervous about this potential new mayor here because this city does have real problems and you need somebody with experience. He's had no real job that makes him ready to run one of the biggest economies in New York City. And it makes me nervous.
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