If you thought this was The Babylon Bee, think again.
A certain quote from Mayor Eric Adams comes to mind...
That headline is from Drudge, and like all things Drudge, it's a little loose when it comes to facts and the chain of events.
Satmar Hasidic Rabbi Moshe Indig did endorse Zohran Mamdani, the Muslim socialist from India, and Mamdani did make the rounds to various gay bars and nightclubs in the city, but these were separate events.
The actual endorsement and meeting between Moshe Indig and Mamdani was in Williamsburg on Sunday in a less-gay environment.
The Satmar community was fiercely divided by Indig's endorsement. From the Jewish outlet Forward:
On Sunday, Rabbi Moshe Indig, a political leader of the sect led by Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum from Kiryas Joel and known as the Ahronim, publicly declared his support for Mamdani at a meeting he organized in Williamsburg.
But within hours, three prominent leaders of the Ahronim sect issued a joint statement rejecting the move and announcing their own endorsement of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was the community's preferred candidate during the Democratic primary.
Indig, a leading political figure in the Ahronim camp who had praised Mamdani earlier in the campaign as 'very nice, very humble' and 'not antisemitic,' has not commented publicly since the backlash unfolded.
Notably, Satmar Jews are aligned with Mamdani against the secular nation of Israel, being firmly anti-Zionist because they believe the international effort to reestablish Israel without God's direction or the repentance of the Jewish community in exile is wrong.
In an open letter to their followers published on Wednesday, the Satmar leadership highlighted Mamdani's gestures that specifically addressed their concerns. They noted that the Democratic nominee has said he would work to protect Hasidic yeshivas that face scrutiny for failing to meet state education standards and promised that Hasidic families would benefit from his proposals to expand affordable housing and establish universal childcare.
Yes, he sure has promised a lot!
Because that's what Marxists do: They promise lots of "free" stuff that they plan to get by taking things from other people by force.
Ask the Soviets, Cubans, Venezuelans, etc. how that went for them!
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