WEST ORANGE, N.J. (VINnews) — 77 WABC morning host Sid Rosenberg issued an apology Wednesday for social media posts attacking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Earlier this week, Rosenberg posted on X, calling Mamdani a “Radical Islam cockroach” and a “Jihadist America-hating Mayor” while urging President Donald Trump to stop meeting with and speaking positively about the newly elected mayor.
The remarks drew widespread criticism. The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called for Rosenberg’s show to be canceled. Gov. Kathy Hochul labeled the comments “hateful, racist, and disgusting,” saying the language was dehumanizing. Sen. Chuck Schumer called the remarks “a disgusting display of bigotry and Islamophobia that should receive universal condemnation.” Even Jessica Tisch, the NYPD chief who is considered a friend of Rosenberg, condemned the comments.
When asked about the posts, Mamdani said he was not surprised. “This language is both painfully familiar to me as a Muslim New Yorker, but also as someone who was born in East Africa,” he said. “It is difficult to hear.”
On Wednesday, Rosenberg addressed the controversy during his morning show and in a statement. “To the mayor, and anyone else that I offended with my tweet on Saturday, I send out a heartfelt apology,” he said. He also deleted the original post. “Not nice to call somebody a bug, I get it, but it had nothing to do with anybody’s religion or faith or anything,” Rosenberg added. Guests on the show defended the post.
The controversy was amplified Tuesday when President Trump posted a photo of Mamdani next to the Declaration of Independence while at the Oval Office, which critics interpreted as a swipe against Rosenberg amid the ongoing dispute.
It remains unclear whether the mayor or city officials plan to respond to the apology.
You’re right, I thought it was defamatory also… Toward the roaches.
He should apologize to the Cockroaches.
California Governor Gavin NaziScum defamed Israel and sides with the Islamists.
No reason for an apology.
Sid, why would you appolagize to Mamdani?
That’s the strategy of those leftist, they can say & do whatever they like, but when someone calls them out, they become נרדפים
Madmommmi is rodent
As far as I’m concerned, the only thing Sid did wrong is not calling his voters cockroaches too.
His boss John Catsimitidis probably told him to apologize.
Sid should apologize for having Megyn Kelly on his show. As far as Mamdani, I have no comment except to say that yes, Mamdani is understandably correct that it is upsetting to be compared to a hated bug. He said he was sadly used to it, as a Muslim. However, it is Jews who are sadly used to it as they have been referred to as vermin, roaches, rats, and more by Louis Farrakhan, Hitler himself, and by Iran’s former leaders. That was antisemitism not Islamophobia. Mamdani should ask some of his fellow Muslims to apologize as well, for spreading hatred against the Jews and Israel, the one Jewish State.
I KNOW SID SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING THE MAYOR A COCKROACH THATS GIVING HIM AN UPGRADE!
Its sad that the key point is left out. The idea that globalize the initfada is OK after Oct 7 is evil. And if thats your religon it needs to be called out. Its not a point fo pride and not what we mean when we say the american way is freedom of religon
an infiltrator, an islamist agent, a socialist useful idiot, a supporter of terrorism, but a cockroach? no wonder cair is upset! they’re scared of anyone who shines a light on them.
Sid is correct for apologizing, the cockroaches started infesting his home and workplace after he insulted them. Reports are in that since sid apologized they suddenly disappeared.
You shouldn’t apologize for calling the Communist Islamonazi terrorist lowlife pos scumbag a cockroach. He is a disgusting gaslighting liar who needs to be denaturalized and deported back to his 3rd world Uganda with the other radical Islamic terrorist cockroaches.
Let me understand. Mayor Mamzeri openly called for the globalization of the Intifada (an activity which uses violence against Jews and Israelis). But harmless name calling is over the line?! No one was ever injured or killed by being called a cockroach. Stupidity reconsidered – anyone who supports and defends Mamzeri’s dog whistle for violence and demands sanctions for Rosenberg’s childish comment is not smart and not civilized.
WHAT A SELLOUT
NO APOLOGY NEEDED. RABBI DR. BERNHARD ROSENBERG
The militant pro-Israel, hair-on-fire type commentators are causing a lot of anti-Semitism these days.
No big deal
He is out soon anyways the owner of wabc just gave coumo a platform every sunday
He is sooo evil why should he get a platform
Threw out curtis threw out guliani and treats patrrson as a major gov. Eventhough he was a fluke gov. for almost three years. Always give a platform to the left, so sud rosenberg will be out soon anyways
The next time someone asks Mamdani how he is going to pay for all the services that he hopes to provide, can ask trump how he is going to pay for this war with Iran . Then he can ask how much money doge saved the US by hurting Americans that is now being spent on a billion dollar war with Iran.