“He’s still fundamentally only the mayor. The idea that he could force the U.S. into the Rome Statute, which we have never been party to, was always laughable,” Doescher said on NewsMax2’s John Bachman Now on Wednesday.Mamdani said he may arrest Netanyahu, citing the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister. The Rome Statute is the international treaty that established the ICC, and the United States does not accept its jurisdiction.
“I think it’s important to talk about the weight that that has as a charge, and that also, as the mayor of New York City, I’ll be following the laws of New York City,” Mamdani said during an appearance on the New York Times podcast The Interview, published July 18.
President Donald Trump rejected Mamdani’s claim, posting on Truth Social saying, “Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America.”Mamdani later backed down from his claims, posting a two-minute video saying, “It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.”“He would always say, you know, ‘Oh, I’m running to be the mayor of a town, I’m focusing on New York first’ — no one talks more about Israel than Zohran Mamdani,” Doescher said. Doescher argued that the socialist platform could be gaining traction in elections.“We’ve seen this playbook before, and it’s very important for the rest of the country to see the Mamdani administration up close because this is the slate a vast swath of Congress will be running on come the midterm elections,” Doescher said. ANTISEMITISM ALLEGATIONS, DUELING ARREST CALLS, AND ‘BLOOD LIBEL’: MAMDANI’S NETANYAHU COMMENTS IGNITE FIRESTORMThe Democratic Socialists of America’s new platform, called “Workers Deserve More,” includes eliminating the U.S. Senate, granting amnesty for all immigrants, defunding the Department of War, and replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote for president.“It’s never designed to be realistic, it’s just designed to always obfuscate, cast blame, and continue this attitude of class warfare,” Doescher said.
