Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) sharply criticized Jewish voters who supported New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, rhetorically asking,
"How self-loathing are they?"
The exchange followed a statement from Mamdani in which he acknowledged he does not have the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — a pledge Mamdani had referenced during his campaign — but said the federal government could enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant if Washington chose to do so when Netanyahu visits New York for the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Reaction and Context
Mace called Mamdani's remarks "extraordinarily stupid," and criticized what she described as troubling diplomatic contact: she referenced reports that New York City's commissioner for international affairs planned to meet with Iran's U.N. ambassador, a meeting Mamdani later said was "made in error" and did not occur.
On air, Mace questioned how many Jewish voters backed Mamdani and said she was "perplexed" by his rise, incorrectly suggesting he came to the U.S. only eight years ago from Kampala. The record is that Mamdani moved to New York City in 1999 with his family and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2018.
On-Air Exchange
Piers Morgan noted that many younger Jewish voters supported Mamdani, prompting him to ask whether Mace feared extreme elements of the Israeli government could "do terrible things." Mace replied that such questions were for Israeli voters to decide, then reiterated her critique of Jewish supporters, calling their votes evidence of "self-loathing" and saying she maintains "a strong Jewish coalition" in her congressional district.
The conversation aired on Piers Morgan Uncensored and underscores tensions in U.S. and New York politics over statements about international law, the ICC, and U.S.-Israel relations. Watch the full clip on the program's YouTube channel for the complete exchange.
