NEW YORK — After two terrorists who authorities say pledged allegiance to ISIS were arrested in connection with a bombing at a weekend protest in New York City, business leader Steve Forbes criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani and questioned the city’s leadership.

Appearing Monday on Varney & Co., Forbes said he was surprised Mamdani had been elected and argued the mayor’s political views had been widely known before the election. “How in the world he got elected — well, he did,” Forbes said. He added that Mamdani’s “radicalism was out there” and said the events of the weekend show “how ill-fitted he is for the times we are in.”

Steve Forbes criticizes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the protests over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/qiSBIyuxhh

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