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Victor’s Letter to Mamdani: You’re a Product of Privilege, At Least Act Grateful

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07.07.2026

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Victor’s Letter to Mamdani: You’re a Product of Privilege, At Least Act Grateful

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes.

Victor Davis Hanson: [Zohran] Mamdani, I know what you mean by people not having because of the color of their skin.  

I mean, we had a president, poor guy, he had to be president, Barack Obama, for eight whole years. And then he left office. And you know what, Mamdani? He’s only worth 100 million bucks. That is so racist. And he has four mansions. Why, why can’t he have six? Why not seven? 

And then, you know, look at the NBA. LeBron James, poor guy, he’s so underpaid. The guy is worth 10 billion. He’s only worth a billion dollars. And I don’t know.  

You should know about race, Mamdani, because you tried to game the system. Why did you say you were an African American when you applied to Columbia a few years ago? 

Was it because African Americans are systematically discriminated, like you just said? So then therefore, you decided to show your solidarity with African Americans by lying that you were one so that you would ensure you would not get into Columbia?  

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The fact that you didn’t get into Columbia wasn’t because you weren’t African American. It’s because you lied, and they found out you weren’t African American.  

So, if you think that people of color are being discriminated, then why do you keep identifying as a person of color? Why do you think that you got so much attention? Because you were really the first Indian American mayor, and you went to town with that. 

And you know another thing he said was America, they will tell you—I don’t know who says that, Jack—but he says, belongs only to those with the right accent or right shade of skin. The rest of us—notice this,........

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