Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) tried to spotlight the democratic-socialist leanings of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City, by comparing him to a past liberal mayor.

“This guy makes de Blasio look like Ronald Reagan," DeSantis said of former Mayor Bill de Blasio, a progressive, in an interview Tuesday on Fox News’s “Hannity.”

"And I remember when de Blasio was mayor, particularly during COVID, it sparked a[n] absolute flow out of New York City, and yes, many into Florida,” DeSantis added.

The Florida governor attacked Mamdani, the 33-year-old

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