Sec. Bessent: ‘I Want to Congratulate the People Who Voted for Mamdani’; ‘Welcome to Caracas on the Hudson’

KUDLOW: “So — all right. Two more things, Mr. Secretary. You’re very kind with your time. Two more things. One, I can’t resist, I have to ask you what you think about our new socialist mayor of New York City. What do you think?”

BESSENT: “Larry, you know, I left in 2020. Bill De Blasio chased me out, I couldn’t take it anymore. And, you know, I want to congratulate the people who voted for Mamdani, and welcome to Caracas on the Hudson. Welcome to Caracas on the Hudson. I don’t know who’s going to be more responsible for the bump in Miami real estate, Maduro or Mamdani. You know, I know you’ve hedged, you’ve got an apartment in New York and a house in Connecticut. I’m told that Connecticut realtors are already very busy. And, look, I had 30, 35 great years in New York. I wish New York the best, but I think that they’ve chosen the worst. And people have to learn from experience.”