Brit Hume Lauds Zohran Mamdani as a ‘Big Talent’ After His Fox News Interview: He’s On a ‘Glide Path to Be Mayor’

Zohran Mamdani’s appearance on Fox News Wednesday moved one of the network’s most prominent analysts to praise him as a “big talent.”

Speaking with Bret Baier on Wednesday’s edition of Special Report, Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume raved about the New York City mayoral hopeful’s communications skills — hours after Martha MacCallum’s exclusive interview with Mamdani.

“I think the thing we have to recognize about this guy is he may be evasive, he may be a socialist, President [Donald] Trump thinks he’s a communist, but he is a big talent,” Hume said. “And the striking thing about him is not only is he polished and articulate, but very disarming. He’s got this ready smile, and he seems so easygoing and friendly and affable. I think it’s hard for the labels put on him as an extremist to stick.”

Hume went on to make clear that despite his appreciation for Mamdani’s political skills, he’s no fan of the mayoral hopeful’s policy stances.

“When you start to examine his positions, there’s a lot of the same old, same old that we’ve heard many times from the left,” Hume said. “You know, tax the rich, and free busses, and free this and free that. It hasn’t worked out very well in the past. It probably wouldn’t again.”

Still, Hume believes Mamdani is going to get the opportunity to implement those policies as boss of the Big Apple.

“At the moment, he looks like he’s on a glide path to be the mayor,” Hume said.

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