Welcome to the three martini lunch.

Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

Three martini's coming up.

Really glad you're with us for the Thursday edition of the three martini lunch.

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I wish we could tell you we had a good martini today.

I'm not entirely sure that we do. Our middle one is potentially good. I mean, it's a good end goal, but there might be some

complications involved with it. But let's start with yesterday's interview between Martha McCallum

on the Fox News channel with Zoran Mamdani, the clear frontrunner for

mayor of New York City.

Now, tonight is a New York City mayoral debate, which will involve Andrew Cuomo and Curtis

Levo, along with Mamdani.

Not sure that a one debate will necessarily make that much of a difference, but as we found

out last June, Jim, June of last year, one debate actually can't make a pretty big difference, even at the presidential level. Joe Biden imploding after that. But let's talk about this interview. There's so many parts of this interview. One was where he's like grinning through his explanation that the rich New Yorkers, if you make over a million,

you can pay more than 50% in taxes. Come on, it's for your betterment.

But Martha McCallum also asked Mom Dani about his opinions on the latest developments in the Middle East.

He's had a lot to say, very obviously critical of Israel, talking about how it's a genocide and an occupation and all this kind of stuff.

But when it comes to what should happen with Hamas, who perpetrated the October 7th attacks,

which he has perfunctorily denounced in many of his statements, all of a sudden he's not so sure what should happen.

So here's how that went. Do you believe that Hamas should lay down their weapons and leave the leadership in Gaza? I believe that any future here in New York City is one that we have to make sure that's affordable for all. And as it pertains to Israel and Palestine, that we have to ensure that there is peace. And that is the future that we have to fight for. But you won't say that Hamas should lay down their arms and give up leadership in Gaza. I don't really have opinions about the future of Hamas and Israel beyond the question of justice and safety and the fact that anything has to abide by international law. And that applies to Hamas, that applies to the Israeli military, applies to anyone you could ask me about. Well, the affordability answer to a Middle East question is kind of like Kamala Harris answering every question with, I'm from a middle class family, just always staying on the talking points. But then Martha McCallum, intelligently, follows up on that. Hey, I don't want to get involved. This is not my lane to, hey, remember that time you said you'd arrest Netanyahu if he came to New York City while you were mayor? How about that?

I've said that you would arrest Netanyahu if he came to the United States. You've been very outspoken in your criticism of him. Do you stand by that? You would arrest him if he came here if you were mayor? I've said that this is a city that believes international law, and this is a city that wants to uplift and uphold those beliefs.

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