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The Mark Simone Show

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🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Mark discusses Zohran Mamdani’s response to accusations of anti-Semitism following violent protests outside synagogues in New York City that sparked backlash and concern. He also talks about political narratives pushed by Democrats, including comparisons between President Trump and Hitler, arguing that those claims have become exaggerated. Mark reflects on how CNN has changed over the years, saying the network was once more balanced in its political coverage. He also continues to remember media pioneer Ted Turner. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews WOR weeknight host Jimmy Failla. Jimmy shares a story about how Mark’s promotion of his show may have helped bring together a couple in his audience at his show's taping. They also discuss Stephen Colbert leaving his late-night show in two weeks and talk about how the program’s new format will lean more heavily into comedy and how it could change the feel of the show’s audience.

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0:00.0	Mr. New York.
0:01.8	Mark Simone.
0:03.0	On 710, W.O.R.
0:09.3	Well, hey, a lot to get to this hour.
0:12.0	So our crazy mayor, crazy Mayor Mom Dani, targeting billionaires.
0:16.8	He targets Ken Griffith.
0:18.5	Ken Griffin, everybody just thought it was the creepiest video, especially Ken Griffin,
0:24.4	where Mamdani stands outside of Ken Griffin's house, tells everybody where he lives, makes him a target.
0:30.6	You know, this is a couple of blocks from where the health care CEO was shot by Luigi Mangione.
0:38.6	Griffin finally fights back and argues about how creepy it was, how awful it was for a mayor to
0:44.7	take a private citizen and target him and demonize him.
0:49.5	And this is Ken Griffin, who spent about the $3 billion in taxes here.
0:53.9	And in addition to paying $3 billion in taxes, gave to charity here in New York, donated to charities
1:00.5	just here in New York, about $700 million.
1:04.5	He's building a new project, $502nd in Park.
1:07.5	It's going to be a big skyscraper,per 6,000 construction jobs for the next five years
1:12.6	and then 15,000 permanent jobs so this kind of guy you want your city in fact if you're the mayor
1:19.9	you should be calling this guy saying anything we can do to help them thank you for building this
1:23.8	here what can we do to help that's what you're supposed to do.
1:28.3	So now we're not sure if this project's going to continue.
1:31.1	Ken Griffin's saying that he may scale down New York's stuff and make more stuff in Miami.
1:39.9	They did this to him in Chicago, a crazy left-wing mayor, demonized him, targeted him.
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