Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he called President Donald Trump and will demand the end of all immigration operations in his city after another reported shooting.

Agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement surrounded a car in the Bronx and fired into it, shooting a man, according to Mamdani’s version of the incident.

‘Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children. Abolish ICE.’

The man was reportedly struck by gunfire, and a 5-year-old child in the car was unharmed. The mayor said the incident unfolded in a residential neighborhood of Marble Hill.

“This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city,” he said in a statement on social media.

“I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities. Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery,” he added.

“Get ICE out of our neighborhoods,” Mamdani concluded. “Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children. Abolish ICE.”

A brief statement from the New York Police Dept. added that the incident occurred at about 4 p.m.

“The NYPD was not involved in the incident and was not on scene at the time of the shooting. The individual who was shot is at a nearby hospital and is currently conscious and receiving medical attention.”

Video shows anti-ICE protesters blocking federal vehicles after the shooting.

CBS News reported that the injuries to the man were not life-threatening.

RELATED: Mamdani cites the Quran and quotes Muhammed while announcing order to protect illegal aliens from ICE

Sources told CBS that ICE was attempting to apprehend another person when the man intervened and was subsequently shot.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, also released a statement.

“I’ve been briefed on this afternoon’s shooting involving federal law enforcement agents in the Bronx,” she posted on social media. “We expect federal authorities to provide a full and transparent accounting of the circumstances surrounding this incident. New Yorkers deserve to know exactly what happened and why.”

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Pro-Palestinian protesters showed their outrage at Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he made an appearance at the Israelis for Peace vigil in Union Square.

The activists screamed at Mamdani that he was a traitor in videos captured by bystanders as the mayor left with his entourage and security.

‘There’s no mutual understanding when you’re killing our children, our family members.’

“You opportunist piece of s**t!” one woman yelled.

Mamdani appears stone-faced and angry halfway through the video.

“Mamdani, you can’t hide! We charge you with genocide!” they chanted in another part of the video.

The Muslim mayor has been accused of having ties to pro-terrorist groups, but the protesters were apparently upset that he didn’t do enough to oppose Israel.

The event was held on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the horrific terrorist attack on southern Israel by Palestinian terrorists. Israel retaliated with a devastating military campaign intended to wipe out the terrorist threat.

Protesters chanted and made as much noise as possible for about an hour in order to interrupt the vigil.

Others yelled, “Allahu Akbar!” in another video from the event. One protester holds up a sign reading, “Bomb ‘Israel’ bye!”

“There’s no mutual understanding when you’re killing our children, our family members for no justified reasons,” another protester says in that video.

“Mayor Mamdani is a sellout!” yelled another, according to the New York Times.

Organizers of the vigil read accounts from Israelis who lost their loved ones in the Oct. 7 terror attack but also took time to recognize testimonies from Palestinians about the conditions in the Gaza Strip.

The protesters focused on rhetorically attacking Mamdani.

RELATED: New York Times gets ROASTED over bizarre framing of alleged terror attack on plane — and the Times responds

Mamdani was also criticized for posting a message earlier in the day that emphasized the Israeli military response to the Oct. 7 terror attack.

“This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers. It marks three years since the horrific war crimes of October 7. On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss,” he wrote.

“The suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza,” he continued.

“Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment.”

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Ex-CNN personality Don Lemon has made a shocking statement about his future — and it may involve a pivot toward politics.

Lemon told Spencer Macnaughton on his “Uncloseted” podcast that if enough people want him to run, he’ll mount a presidential campaign. He said there’s more than a 50% chance that he will run someday.

‘It makes me wonder if my best way of being and operating in this society, whether it is through journalism or if it is through becoming the president of the United States.’

“Look, I never say never. I’ve got a lot on my plate right now doing what I’m doing. This is not easy to do every day, but I have to be — I am very aware of the importance of what I’m doing, what it means to the culture and society,” Lemon said.

He is best known for his role as a primetime anchor and morning show co-host on CNN before he was fired in 2023.

“How serious is it? If the people want me, I’ll do it,” he added. “But it is a daunting undertaking to run for president in this country because you’d have to be devoted to it full-time. And I would like to devote much of my time to journalism.”

He estimated his chances of running to be between 65% and 70%.

“When I’m out there, I’m out there, and I cover the candidates, and I look at what they do, and they’re very good,” Lemon said.

“It makes me wonder if my best way of being and operating in this society, whether it is through journalism or if it is through becoming the president of the United States.”

Lemon was fired after several controversies that included his saying on-air that Nikki Haley, a presidential candidate at the time, was “past her prime.”

RELATED: Don Lemon remains defiant after being released over church takeover arrest: ‘I will not stop ever!’

After leveraging his name recognition to build a YouTube channel, Lemon rode along on a “takeover” protest against a church in January over the pastor’s support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was arrested for his alleged participation, though he claimed he was acting merely as a journalist.

“There is no more important time than right now, this very moment, for a free and independent media that shines a light on the truth and holds those in power accountable,” Lemon said at the time.

Lemon pleaded not guilty in February and filed multiple motions to dismiss in August.

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has declared a state of emergency over measles — and as the self-described “OG antivaxxer at the Blaze,” Sara Gonzales is pushing back.

Especially against the new recommendation for who exactly can administer the shot.

“Why is it in the government’s purview to determine what is and is not acceptable for your family?” Gonzales asks, noting that she takes “particular issue” with Kathy Hochul for “expanding the pool of health care providers who can administer MMR vaccines to include midwives.”

“Now, what I take issue with on this is that midwives would treat who?” Gonzales asks.

“Obviously, they would be treating pregnant women,” she says.

“And pregnant women specifically, they have done no studies for the MMR vaccine, how it affects pregnant women, and the CDC’s own website says that pregnant women should not get the MMR vaccine because they don’t know what it can do to a fetus,” she continues.

“So I’m like, why is the government stepping in and saying, ‘No, actually, don’t listen to our own CDC,’ who they just said several years ago we have to trust. ‘The CDC is the end-all be-all. They are the science,’” she adds.

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Ken Paxton is mocking his Democrat opponent for seemingly going missing from the campaign trail as Election Day looms.

James Talarico, who is competing against Ken Paxton for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, recently stopped appearing in person at campaign events and released a statement saying he had contracted the flu from shaking so many hands.

‘No one has seen him for an extended period of time. Where is he? What is wrong with him? Bad rumors are coming out.’

On Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Paxton (R) had his supporters chant, “Where is Talarico?” at a Trump rally in San Antonio to ridicule the Democrat in the pivotal last weeks of the campaign.

CNN reported Thursday that Talarico’s last public appearance in Texas was a press conference on September 26.

Talarico’s campaign issued a statement about his ongoing absence.

“After holding more than 100 public events and shaking tens of thousands of hands, James came down with the flu but will be back on the trail this weekend,” said a statement from campaign spokesperson J.T. Ennis, according to CNN and Brooke Taylor of Fox News.

“Ken Paxton has been ignoring Texans this entire campaign, and his priorities are clear: He doesn’t answer to the people of this state — he answers to his billionaire megadonors and special interests,” the statement added.

President Donald Trump issued a scathing post laughing at Talarico for his unusual campaign absence.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, upon information and belief, James TalaFREAKo, who is running for the United States Senate in Texas, is MISSING IN ACTION!” the president wrote on social media Wednesday.

“No one has seen him for an extended period of time. Where is he? What is wrong with him?” he chided. “Bad rumors are coming out.”

RELATED: Talarico’s black and Hispanic outreach stalls just weeks before early voting

Paxton posted images to social media of posters jokingly calling Talarico a missing person.

“Missing posters are popping up across Texas as the search continues,” he wrote. “LAST SEEN: 12 days ago. Texans everywhere are asking: where is James Talarico?”

Democrats are looking to flip the Texas seat in hopes of seizing control of the U.S. Senate from Republicans in order to thwart the president’s agenda in the last half of his final term.

Those hopes might be dashed, as blacks and Hispanics question more and more whether Talarico’s campaign has done enough to reach out to those constituencies.

You can check out the latest polling average between Paxton and Talarico, plus race trends and other helpful data, at Blaze News’ Poll Watch.

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About 800,000 people turning out to see the pope in France should hardly be cause for alarm, unless you were hoping that Catholicism was already dead in Europe.

BlazeTV host Pat Gray believes the massive turnout has exposed a very different reality — and has been a harsh awakening for France’s leftists.

“They’re pissed off right now because the pope, he was in country this week, and like 800,000 people showed up. They were psyched for him to be there, and I think that because it’s Europe, everybody just figured that Catholicism was virtually done in France,” Gray explains.

“The Muslims are upset. The leftists are upset because this is showing that soft Catholic power is back in France,” he adds.

Gray jokes that unlike a different religion, Catholics don’t inflict harm on nonbelievers.

“Remember when the pope said that he was going to force everyone in France to become members of the Catholic Church?” he asks.

“He said, ‘No, you actually do have a choice. You don’t actually have to convert to Catholicism. You can be killed instead. We’ll just cut your head off.’ Remember when he said — oh, wait, no, you don’t remember that, because that didn’t happen,” he laughs.

He poses another satirical question, “But what about when the Catholic nation was causing terror all around the world? Remember that Catholic nation?”

And another, “Financing proxies to commit murder in their name and in the name of Jesus and swearing to destroy Israel by driving them into the sea?”

“Oh, wait. No, you don’t remember that, either, because first of all, there’s not a Catholic nation, and secondly, that didn’t happen,” he says.

“I don’t think you need to fear the Catholics in France, because they’re not the ones doing anything,” he adds.

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Some things are better left unsaid. Or in this case, better left untasted.

When Kraft decided it was going to mix its iconic macaroni and cheese flavor with another product, some likely thought it might be akin to a Cheetos collaboration, or the home recipe of Doritos and pasta.

Instead, the company went with cream soda.

‘It’s not horrible, but it’s horrible.’

Notes of powdered cheddar

The iconic Kraft brand released the limited-edition KD x Solly’s Cream Soda, with the “KD” referring to Kraft Dinner, which is how Canadians refer to the traditional meal.

A sweet cream soda with a “hint” of the “familiar” cheesy flavor of mac and cheese? Blaze News couldn’t help but try it out.

The soda’s unappealing orange hue offers few clues as to what awaits the drinker. In the glass, it could easily be mistaken for Hi-C or a particularly unfortunate vintage of Pedialyte. You decide.

The soda’s bouquet certainly reveals hints of cheesy goodness, with unmistakable notes of powdered cheddar on the nose. But the palate tells a different story: citrus-forward, with the vanilla notes of a cream soda lingering faintly in the background.

Unfortunately, the cheese is all aroma and no finish. Once it hits the tongue, the dominant flavor is less artisanal nacho platter than watered-down Tang that’s been left on the counter too long.

One Blaze News reporter said after a few gulps that he could probably “throw up” if he was to “let go.”

“It has no flavor at the end,” he added, describing the taste as immediate but “halting.”

RELATED: MAC & QUEASE: Kraft’s latest cheese-flavored collaboration has even Canadians recoiling

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Fizzy fiasco

“It’s not horrible, but it’s horrible; you could drink one can,” said a news writer who asked to remain anonymous. “You could drink an entire can without getting sick,” he gleefully added.

The review concluded with, “You can really taste the cream soda, though.”

Other reviews concurred. “It was more like a prebiotic/probiotic drink,” a man on the Reddit page for soda wrote.

“Not very sweet at all. Smelled more like yogurt than soda. Massive disappointment,” he added.

RELATED: ‘I have photos of my son in high heels’: ‘Law & Order’ star gives deranged speech about wanting a gay son

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Liquid carnage

Food critic Dan Clapson was more measured, lamenting the lack of actual cheese ingredients while deeming the beverage “surprisingly drinkable.”

That much drinkers can agree upon; it is technically consumable.

For a similar effect, home cooks can take a can of cream soda, pour it into a glass, leave it in the fridge for a day, and then add some mac and cheese powder, stir and drink.

Otherwise, collectors probably don’t even need to open a can.

2.4/10.

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Just days ago, Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed announced that Barack Obama will join him on the campaign trail in Michigan later this month. While the former president will try to make El-Sayed as palatable to the public as possible, El-Sayed’s comments over Obama’s presidency reveal perhaps some animosity between them.

Long before El-Sayed ran for U.S. Senate in Michigan, he worked as a college professor and then as the public health director of Wayne County. His political aspirations emerged when he ran for governor in 2018, but he ultimately lost the battle to Gretchen Whitmer. To this date, he has never held elected office.

In El-Sayed’s words, Obama’s presidency was rife with political blunders, pandering to right-wingers, and poor choices.

Although he wasn’t officially a politician, El-Sayed had plenty to say about the political class in 2012, namely Barack Obama. He pulled no punches in a contributor piece for HuffPost, delivering an entire laundry list of grievances against the left’s darling former president.

“Obama’s re-election last night was no victory,” he opined on the morning after Obama secured a second term.

El-Sayed continued by digging into Obama’s failures to end the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a campaign promise that helped him secure the presidency. Not only did Obama renege on his promise, but he even expanded U.S. war efforts into Pakistan and Yemen.

Obama was also a big proponent of drone strikes, a move that “perpetuated a climate of American hate, distrust, and destruction,” according to El-Sayed.

Next, El-Sayed took shots at the Affordable Care Act, claiming that Obama’s “prized accomplishment” failed to meet expectations and instead delivered “a watered-down reform that kowtows to the interests of health care lobbies before it provides meaningful, secure access to health care for our society’s most desperate.”

Lastly, Obama “deported more people from our shores than any other president before him.” Although President Donald Trump is gaining on this number today, Obama still holds the deportation record, removing 3.1 million foreigners through Immigration and Customs Enforcement during his two terms.

RELATED: Abdul El-Sayed claims ‘Muslims literally built this country,’ only proves he ‘hates America’

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In El-Sayed’s words, Obama’s presidency was rife with political blunders, pandering to right-wingers, and poor choices. More importantly, El-Sayed identified Obama’s true super power: his “magnanimous” disposition with “captivating” prose and “fresh” perspective that duped the minds of the voters who made him president.

It’s this same charisma that El-Sayed plans to weaponize for his own political gain today. If Michiganders fall for Obama the way the nation did in 2008, El-Sayed has a true shot at securing the Senate seat.

Abdul El-Sayed has a history of using influencers to further his political career, sometimes to his detriment. Earlier this year, El-Sayed partnered with controversial streamer Hasan Piker, with the two appearing at events to boost El-Sayed’s clout with content creators. Unfortunately for El-Sayed, Piker’s ongoing comments about how much he hates America have left a stain on his election prospects, a stain that he hopes to erase with Obama at his side.

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The Michigan race is close, with pollsters leaning toward Abdul El-Sayed as the favorite over Republican Mike Rogers. For the latest Michigan Senate seat updates — and to follow other important midterm races across the nation — check out Poll Watch, available for Blaze News, BlazeTV+, and Blaze Unlimited subscribers.

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