Overview
- Conservative WABC host Sid Rosenberg used Fox airtime to call New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani a "terrorist" and a "jihadist" and said "that blood is on his hands" in reference to the recent attacks.
- Fox & Friends co-host Griff Jenkins interrupted on air, later returned to issue a statement that the label should not be used casually and could be flagged by the network.
- Rosenberg reposted the segment on X, said Fox "apologize[d] for me TWICE," and wrote that he fully stands by his remarks.
- The on-air dispute unfolded against an active criminal investigation into two Upper West Side stabbings in which police arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales; he faces attempted murder and hate-crime charges and investigators are also examining possible mental-health factors.
- The confrontation reflects wider tensions over Mamdani’s public criticism of Israeli policy, ongoing concerns about antisemitism and Islamophobia in New York, and renewed debate over how hosts and platforms should police inflammatory commentary.