MUST WATCH: Dave Portnoy SLAMS Zohran Mamdani

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has never been one to mince words, and this week he unleashed a fiery takedown of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani that reverberated across social media and conservative circles alike. Appearing on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” Portnoy tore into Mamdani with unflinching clarity, declaring that the far-left candidate is “closer to a communist” than a Democrat.

Portnoy’s scathing comments serve as more than a political swipe. They are a warning shot, aimed squarely at the creeping rise of radical socialism within American cities. His voice, amplified by millions of Barstool fans and America First supporters, is drawing a bright red line in the sand.

“This is very scary,” Portnoy said, reacting to Mamdani’s meteoric rise in the Democratic primary. “I can’t believe this guy may be the mayor of New York City.” He didn’t just express concern, he rang the alarm bells.

Portnoy zeroed in on Mamdani’s proudly self-applied label: democratic socialist. But as the Barstool boss emphasized, this isn’t just harmless progressive branding. “He wants to seize the means of production,” Portnoy pointed out. “That’s not democratic; that’s communist.”

That comment cut to the core of Mamdani’s ideology. Seizing the means of production is textbook Marxism, not mainstream American liberalism. And Portnoy made clear that Mamdani isn’t tiptoeing toward socialism—he’s sprinting toward it.

Portnoy wasn’t alone in his concern. Across conservative media, analysts echoed his sentiments, warning that Mamdani’s economic vision would devastate the city’s private sector and gut its financial backbone.

Even more alarming was Mamdani’s reported take on 9/11. According to Portnoy, the candidate has shown more interest in blaming financiers than terrorists. “He’d be quicker to blame the finance people in the building than the people who flew the planes into the buildings,” Portnoy charged.

Such a statement is more than outrageous. It is disgraceful. To equate the victims of the most horrific terrorist attack on U.S. soil with economic villains is not only intellectually dishonest, it’s morally repugnant.

Portnoy didn’t stop there. He brought up Mamdani’s past reaction to the Boston Marathon bombing. “His reaction was, how did the police not read this guy the Miranda rights, not the people he killed?”

That attitude, Portnoy argued, exposes a mindset dangerously out of touch with the values of law and order. It is a worldview that puts the rights of terrorists above the lives of their victims.

And that is the core of Portnoy’s warning: Mamdani doesn’t just represent a different political perspective. He represents an ideological rebellion against America itself.

What is most disturbing is how Mamdani’s platform has gained traction. His primary victory over political veterans, including former Governor Andrew Cuomo, shocked the Democratic establishment.

But it shouldn’t surprise anyone paying attention. The Democratic Party has been lurching left for years, and Mamdani is simply the latest—and most radical—manifestation of that shift.

Portnoy’s blistering critique exposes how Mamdani’s views would reshape New York in deeply troubling ways. From defunding the police to nationalizing grocery stores, Mamdani has made no secret of his ambitions.

Portnoy highlighted Mamdani’s public posts calling to “defund the Haram police” and his open admiration for socialist slogans like “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”

For Portnoy and millions of Americans, these aren’t quaint ideas—they’re threats to liberty, prosperity, and civil order. They are the ideological kindling that leads to social chaos and economic collapse.

He framed Mamdani as the antithesis to Donald Trump, whose America First agenda brought jobs back, secured the border, and reignited patriotic pride. In contrast, Mamdani’s agenda reads like a blueprint for decline.

Portnoy made it clear: electing Mamdani would not just be a mistake; it would be a catastrophe. “He’s one of the worst, scariest candidates,” he said. And from his vantage point, that isn’t hyperbole, it’s fact.

Portnoy also expressed deep concern about the cultural impact of Mamdani’s potential rise. New York City, once the heartbeat of American grit and ambition, could become a socialist experiment gone wrong.

And if it can happen in New York, it can happen anywhere. That’s why Portnoy’s warning is not just for city voters but for the entire nation.

“He hates capitalism,” Portnoy stated bluntly. “He wants a fundamental shift in what has built this country.”