New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's "Happy Tax Day" video was about as creepy as it gets. Seeing a Communist standing outside a building, threatening to tax the owner into oblivion (or at least, into submission and likely exiting the city), all in a dark setting as he smirks into the camera, was a sight to behold.
Mamdani, as RedState's Becca Lower reported, announced a new pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes while filming outside hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin's $238 million penthouse.
"When I ran for mayor, I said that I was going to tax the rich," Mamdani says, before getting up close and personal with the viewer, tapping on the camera lens. "Well, today, we're taxing the rich."
He then essentially makes an example of Griffin's property, noting that he "does not live full-time in the city," while threatening him with substantial new taxes.
Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich. pic.twitter.com/Wky2LFXC9W
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) April 15, 2026
READ MORE: NYC's Commie Mayor Mamdani, Democrats Have a Message for 'Rich' Homeowners on Tax Day
NewsNation Host and Townhall alum Katie Pavlich torched the socialist mayor by flipping his own rhetoric back at him while noting that his family owns property in which they do not live full-time.
"Mamdani's family doesn't live full-time in Uganda, and yet they have a massive compound there," she wrote. "Perhaps the government should confiscate it."
There's little doubt that Mamdani already knows what it feels like to get stuffed in a locker. But on the off chance he doesn't, the feeling is kind of similar to this.
Mamdani's family doesn't live full time in Uganda and yet they have a massive compound there. Perhaps the government should confiscate it. https://t.co/BRjEmZZ9Kq
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) April 17, 2026
Indeed, while Mamdani pushes higher taxes on under-occupied luxury properties in New York, his parents — filmmaker Mira Nair and professor Mahmood Mamdani — have themselves a five-bedroom villa on two lush acres in Buziga Hill, Uganda, complete with a lap pool and gardens overlooking Lake Victoria.
They have it listed on Airbnb, by the way, for those interested. Looks super-sweet. It was used for little Zohran's lavish three-day wedding celebration back in 2025.
Mamdani has a long record of criticizing private property (including past comments supporting its "abolition" in certain contexts), opposing Airbnb/short-term rentals in NYC, and pushing policies that harshly treat under-occupied or investment properties.
Bro would hate absolutely everything about his family compound if it were in New York City. What a raging hypocrite.
Aside from Pavlich's effective callout, CNBC Anchor Sara Eisen also hammered the little Commie that could for "demonizing" Griffin.
“Ken Griffin employs thousands of people in NYC and is planning to build the tallest office tower on Park Ave., investing billions more and creating thousands more jobs,” Eisen wrote on X, adding that “[f]or that reason, he’s also here in NYC a lot."
"Making him feel unwelcome and demonizing him seems risky," she added.
Ken Griffin employs thousands of people in NYC and is planning to build the tallest office tower on Park Ave., investing billions more and creating thousands more jobs. (For that reason, he’s also here in NYC a lot, @NYCMayor)
— Sara Eisen (@SaraEisen) April 16, 2026
Meantime Miami is welcoming him and his firm, with… https://t.co/k6JrvuwaEH
That's the chance you take, though, when you're a book-read socialist and not a real-world, economic literate. Mamdani will gladly chase those jobs and tax revenue out of the city so long as it makes him look like a hero to his low-information base.
Editor’s Note: New York City is now facing the consequences of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist takeover.
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