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Mamdani responds to Vance’s New York claims with viral subway video

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MeidasTouch, Raw Story and HuffPost report that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded on social media to a post by Vice President JD Vance listing claimed Trump administration results for New York. Vance’s Monday graphic cited falling crime, tax cuts and investments. Mamdani replied with a nine-second video, without words, of a man in a high-vis vest appearing to stop a subway train and open its doors. The outlets say the clip, originally shared by prankster Olly Bee in December 2025, was viewed tens of millions of times. A community note flagged several of Vance’s figures as not federal or specific to New York.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Vice President JD Vance posted a graphic on social media on Monday listing claimed Trump administration results for New York City.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    MeidasTouch, Raw Story, HuffPost

  2. Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded with a nine-second subway video showing a man appearing to stop a train, posted without words.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    MeidasTouch, Raw Story, HuffPost

  3. Mamdani’s post was reported to have reached tens of millions of views.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    MeidasTouch, Raw Story

  4. A community note said several figures in Vance’s post were not federal results or specific to New York.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    MeidasTouch, HuffPost

  5. The clip was originally shared by online prankster Olly Bee in December 2025.

    One outletHuffPost· Far Left

How each side tells it

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All three left-side outlets report that Mamdani answered Vance’s New York claims with a wordless viral subway video, and their headlines frame it as a put-down of Vance.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines present the exchange as a put-down, using words like trolls, humiliates and shades to cast Mamdani as the winner over Vance; all three outlets are rated Far Left.

    'We all just witnessed a murder': Gasps as Mamdani Loaded verb“humiliates”Humiliates states a judgement about how Vance was affected, which the article does not establish.More neutral: responds toDisagree with this highlight? JD Vance on Sensational language“colossal scale”Adds drama to the headline without describing a measurable extent.More neutral: widelyDisagree with this highlight?
    Raw StoryFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

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  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

The words they chose

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  • Left8

    toutingTrollsBrutalbrutal comeback

  • Center

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    toutingMore neutral: describing

    Touting frames Vance’s post as promotion, a judgement about his purpose.

    …York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) pointed response to Vice President JD Vance’s touting of what he claimed are the Trump administration’s achievements for New York has gone…

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    TrollsMore neutral: responds to

    Trolls characterizes the video as an attack in the outlet’s own voice.

    Zohran Mamdani Trolls JD Vance’s New York Boast With A ‘Brutal’ 9-Second Video

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    BrutalMore neutral: nine-second

    The word is presented in scare quotes as a judgement of the video, not a fact of the event.

    Zohran Mamdani Trolls JD Vance’s New York Boast With A ‘Brutal’ 9-Second Video

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    brutal comebackMore neutral: response

    Calls the response brutal, a judgement the reported facts do not establish.

    …JD Vance tried to claim credit Monday for a slew of New York wins, but a brutal comeback from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani left onlookers gasping.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

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  • Loaded verb

    humiliatesMore neutral: responds to

    Humiliates states a judgement about how Vance was affected, which the article does not establish.

    'We all just witnessed a murder': Gasps as Mamdani humiliates JD Vance on colossal scale

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    colossal scaleMore neutral: widely

    Adds drama to the headline without describing a measurable extent.

    'We all just witnessed a murder': Gasps as Mamdani humiliates JD Vance on colossal scale

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    mockedMore neutral: depicted

    Mocked presents the intent behind the video as a judgement rather than describing what it depicts.

    The visual joke mocked the Vance’s attempt to take credit for improvements in NYC.

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    ShadesMore neutral: responds to

    Shades implies a pointed insult in the outlet’s own voice, where a plain description of the response would do.

    Mamdani Shades JD Vance With Viral Subway Video

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Mamdani’s wordless viral video
  • Vance’s claimed New York achievements
  • the community note on Vance’s figures
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  • MeidasTouchFar Left

    Mamdani Loaded verb“Shades”Shades implies a pointed insult in the outlet’s own voice, where a plain description of the response would do.More neutral: responds toDisagree with this highlight? JD Vance With Viral Subway Video

    Community note flags VP’s misleading New York claims.

    Read at MeidasTouch (opens in a new tab)
  • Raw StoryFar Left

    'We all just witnessed a murder': Gasps as Mamdani Loaded verb“humiliates”Humiliates states a judgement about how Vance was affected, which the article does not establish.More neutral: responds toDisagree with this highlight? JD Vance on Sensational language“colossal scale”Adds drama to the headline without describing a measurable extent.More neutral: widelyDisagree with this highlight?

    Vice President JD Vance tried to claim credit Monday for a slew of New York wins, but a Sensational language“brutal comeback”Calls the response brutal, a judgement the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: responseDisagree with this highlight? from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani left onlookers gasping. …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar Left

    Zohran Mamdani Loaded verb“Trolls”Trolls characterizes the video as an attack in the outlet’s own voice.More neutral: responds toDisagree with this highlight? JD Vance’s New York Boast With A ‘Sensational language“Brutal”The word is presented in scare quotes as a judgement of the video, not a fact of the event.More neutral: nine-secondDisagree with this highlight?’ 9-Second Video

    It involved a subway train, a high-vis vest and absolutely no explanation.

    Read at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)

From the center

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    HuffPost, Nov 3, 3:20 AM EST

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  1. HuffPostFar LeftNov 3, 3:20 AM EST
  2. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 3, 7:57 AM EST
  3. MeidasTouchFar LeftNov 3, 10:17 AM EST

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