{"id":19132,"date":"2026-07-27T19:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19132"},"modified":"2026-07-27T19:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:30:23","slug":"sid-rosenberg-responds-after-fox-apology-for-his-mamdani-jab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19132","title":{"rendered":"Sid Rosenberg Responds After Fox Apology for His Mamdani Jab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5745557\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5745557\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5745557\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fox-Friends-Weekend-7-32-33-am-2026-07-25-0-1-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Sid Rosenberg on Fox &amp; Friends weekend\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fox-Friends-Weekend-7-32-33-am-2026-07-25-0-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fox-Friends-Weekend-7-32-33-am-2026-07-25-0-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fox-Friends-Weekend-7-32-33-am-2026-07-25-0-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fox-Friends-Weekend-7-32-33-am-2026-07-25-0-1-288x162.jpg 288w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fox-Friends-Weekend-7-32-33-am-2026-07-25-0-1-432x243.jpg 432w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fox-Friends-Weekend-7-32-33-am-2026-07-25-0-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5745557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Screengrab via Fox News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Conservative radio host <strong>Sid Rosenberg<\/strong> responded to backlash after Fox News apologized when he labeled New York City Mayor <strong>Zohran Mamdani<\/strong> a \u201cterrorist\u201d during an appearance on <em>Fox &amp; Friends Weekend<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wabcradio.com\/show\/sid-and-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking Monday on his WABC show<\/a>, Rosenberg said he believed producers instructed co-host <strong>Griff Jenkins<\/strong> to push back as the interview unfolded, after Jenkins interrupted to caution the guest he was \u201cover your skis\u201d with the characterization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that somebody went in Griff\u2019s ear and said, \u2018Refute, refute, refute!&#8221;\u201d Rosenberg said. \u201cSo then he jumped in, and I didn\u2019t really give him the opportunity to because once he started, I went at him right away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg added that he later spoke with Jenkins privately and claimed the Fox host had no desire to deliver the network\u2019s subsequent statement distancing itself from the remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also know that it was Fox News who made Griff Jenkins apologize, not once, but twice,\u201d Rosenberg said. \u201cYou know Griff didn\u2019t want to do that, even if he disagreed, he didn\u2019t want to do that, but they made him do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked what the apology sounded like, Rosenberg recalled that it amounted to the network saying, \u201cWe had a guest on last hour who used the word terrorist, and we don\u2019t believe that or something to that extent,\u201d adding, \u201cThey were apologizing for that word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday\u2019s broadcast, Jenkins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/maga-radio-host-calls-mamdani-a-terrorist-and-jihadist-in-shocking-diatribe-on-fox-news-fox-friends-host-later-condemns\/\">addressed<\/a> viewers after Rosenberg\u2019s appearance and acknowledged the \u201cheated feelings\u201d related to anti-semitism but added that the word \u201cterrorist\u201d is one that \u201ccarries an extremely serious meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should not be used freely, and it\u2019s important we distinguish between strong political criticism and factual allegations\u201d Jenkins said.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg had made the remarks while discussing an alleged stabbing attack in Manhattan, calling Mamdani a \u201cterrorist\u201d and \u201cjihadist\u201d before asserting that \u201cblood is on your hands, Mayor Mamdani.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During Monday\u2019s radio interview, Rosenberg doubled down, insisting he stood by his characterization despite the backlash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI use the word terrorist, and people get very upset. I don\u2019t care,\u201d he said, arguing that he defines the term by ideology rather than acts of violence. 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