‘Embarrassing!’ Ben Shapiro Mocks Mamdani’s Viral Benchpress — Roasts ‘Extraordinarily Feminized’ Democratic Party
Ben Shapiro roasted Zohran Mamdani’s failed attempt to benchpress 135 pounds over the weekend — with The Daily Wire host on Monday calling the viral workout clip a “very, very embarrassing” display of weakness from the New York City mayoral frontrunner.
“Dudes this morning are making fun of Zohran Mamdani for not being able to lift as much as a pregnant lady would. It’s kind of funny,” Shapiro said.
The conservative commentator, during the latest episode of his podcast, said Mamdani’s inability to benchpress two 45-pound plates was not only humiliating, but also symbolized how Democrats have become an “extraordinarily feminized party.”
“The kinds of men the Democratic Party wants to attract are not the kind of men who lift heavy weights,” Shapiro said. “This is why you’ve seen, over the course of the last several years, a spate of articles [about] how lifting [and] going to the gym has become Republican-coded. There’s no reason it should be Republican-coded, except if you just mean testosterone is Republican-coded.”
Shapiro added Democrats and the mainstream media want a “weak and feminized America.” To back this up, he pointed to a Monday story from Axios, which said President Trump and his “MAGA movement’s obsession with American identity” has “fueled a reckoning over who belongs and what history should be remembered.” This framing, Shapiro said, highlights how the media is obsessed with tearing down the pillars of American society, including Judeo-Christian values and meritocracy.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams made fun of his opponent, too, saying he had no problem benching the same amount of weight at 67-years-old — even though his team later had to clarify he is 64-years-old.
Shapiro, for his part, said he is “not a benchpress-enthusiast” and that he maxes out “at around 200 pounds.” But if he was put on the spot, Shapiro projected he could’ve benchpressed 135 pounds 15 times, without help.
His comments came during the opening segment of his Monday show, which you can watch above.
