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Fox News’s Harris Faulkner Questions Jewish Lawmakers’ Faith Over Mamdani Endorsements

Her comments triggered rare internal rebukes at Fox News, sharpening debates over religious loyalty versus free speech in the city’s mayoral contest.

Overview

  • Harris Faulkner said she “100 percent” questioned Jewish lawmakers’ commitment to Judaism for backing progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani.
  • Marie Harf pushed back on-air by citing endorsements from Jerry Nadler and Brad Lander and highlighting Mamdani’s repeated denouncements of antisemitism.
  • Emily Compagno falsely claimed Mamdani refused to condemn the Holocaust despite his annual commemorations and support for an 800 percent increase in anti-hate-crime funding.
  • The on-air clash exposed deep divisions over identity politics and the limits of policing speech within Fox News and the broader New York mayoral campaign.
  • Mamdani and his team defended his stance that a mayor should not police political slogans while committing to expand antisemitism prevention resources.