Maher Criticizes NYC Mayor's Oct. 7 Statement as Off-Key

Bill Maher criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's statement marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. On 'Real Time,' Maher said Mamdani's turn toward condemning Israel was insensitive. Mamdani's message mourned the attack while also accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza and criticizing U.S. funding.

Bill Maher used his Friday "Real Time" broadcast to fault New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's third-anniversary message about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Maher acknowledged some sympathetic remarks, then said Mamdani shifted to blaming Israel and joked that his former rap alias should have been "Tone Deaf."

Mamdani's statement mourned the attack while also alleging an Israeli genocide in Gaza, citing more than 74,000 Palestinian deaths and over 21,000 children, and criticizing U.S. tax dollars and arms shipments. He also drew criticism for dining at a Palestinian restaurant whose sister location had menu wording critics called antisemitic. A Democratic strategist told Fox News Digital his approach resembled a Trump playbook tactic.

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