Ron DeSantis vows to defend Floridians against ‘communist’ Zohran Mamdani

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Could the mayoral candidate be farther left than a Squad member?

Gov. Ron DeSantis effectively told would-be New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani that he should leave his hammer, sickle, and Communist Manifesto in the Big Apple.

And that he shouldn’t dare to try to take a bite out of Free Enterprise in the Free State of Florida by obstructing businesses that do place both here and in New York.

“We will do whatever we have to defend people against a communist Mayor out of state,” DeSantis warned on Tuesday’s Hannity. “We’re not gonna let him come in and spew his leftism in the free state of Florida.”

Hannity claimed Mamdani had plans to “follow” businesses trying to “flee” from New York to Florida, wondering if Florida could “protect them,” inspiring DeSantis’ protective nature in this context.

DeSantis continues to express pessimism about the Democratic nominee. He claimed Tuesday that the candidate represents a possible “collapse of New York City,” and that Mamdani has “the same line of thinking, probably to the nth degree” as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Speaking of AOC, the Governor took her to task on Hannity, saying she objected to “Alligator Alcatraz” because she was a fan of sanctuary cities.

“She doesn’t believe that illegals should be deported. She thinks you have a right to come into this country illegally, and that if we try to enforce the law that somehow the people enforcing the law are the bad guy,” DeSantis asserted.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


2 comments

  • Earline Pitts American

    July 2, 2025 at 6:38 am

    Good morning,
    My husband, Earl, says Ron is using this Leftist Tool, NYC Mayoral Wannabee, to bring more law enforcement and prison guards from lefty leaning States and Cities to The Great Free State of Florida.
    Pure Genius Ron,
    Earline Pitts

    Reply

  • Michael K

    July 2, 2025 at 7:42 am

    For a history major, the current governor throws words and fear mongering carelessly. If he actually read and listened to what Mandan is saying – and how it resonates with his constituents in New York – the governor might realize that being a man of the people is something to admire in a mayor.

    Our governor’s ‘my way or the highway’ approach does not play well in cities and states where freedom means rights are expanded – as opposed to ‘freedom’ being an empty slogan on billboards that belie the truth.

    Reply

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