{"id":593910,"date":"2026-04-30T12:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=593910"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:15:34","slug":"mamdani-boasts-what-hed-tell-king-charles-when-they-meet-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=593910","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani boasts what he\u2019d tell King Charles when they meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sg-mamdani--1200x630.png\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed what he\u2019d say to King Charles should he get the chance.<\/p>\n<p>The two were expected to cross paths during a ceremony at the 9\/11 memorial, but Mamdani had more on his mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, if I was to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond,\u201d Mamdani told reporters, after claiming that he was primarily focused on the memorial event.<\/p>\n<p>The 105.6-carat Koh-i-Noor is set in the crown of the Queen Mother, which was also donned by Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI, and is believed to have originated in South India in the 13th century, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mamdani-says-speaks-king-charles-hed-tell-return-controversial-gem-india\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>It was reportedly confiscated by Britain during its annexation of the Punjab, at the signing of the Treaty of Lahore in 1849, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists on X bought Mamdani\u2019s claim hook, line, and sinker:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Journalist: King Charles will be in New York. What will you say to him?<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani: I would highly encourage him to return the Kohinoor Diamond if I were to speak with him <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J0JhQ4syqf\">pic.twitter.com\/J0JhQ4syqf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shashank Mattoo (@MattooShashank) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattooShashank\/status\/2049542757736178023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others, however, doubted he\u2019d have the nerve to ask King Charles for the diamond back:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This guy was grinning like a Cheshire cat. I highly doubt he said anything like that. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SShnWAsClE\">pic.twitter.com\/SShnWAsClE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sabirah Lohn <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f495.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc95\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f995.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd95\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f996.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd96\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@SabirahLohn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabirahLohn\/status\/2049565337729773659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News host Jesse Watters also had fun with Mamdani\u2019s claim and encounter with the Democrats\u2019 beloved (and real) King Charles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI doubt that\u2019s happening,\u201d Watters chuckled.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> THE ROYALS TAKE NYC \u2014 AND IT GOT WILD FAST <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f440.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc40\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f451.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc51\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>King Charles fed CHICKENS in Harlem\u2026 but MAMDANI wants the KING to return his JEWELS <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f914.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd14\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ALSO AN INSIDE SCOOP ON THE STATE DINNER\u2026 LISTEN <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f525.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9rcSAbY7Yq\">pic.twitter.com\/9rcSAbY7Yq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/2049654883607818682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is a closer look at their meeting:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">King Charles Shakes Hands with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at 9\/11 Memorial<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XplkKTf8sZ\">pic.twitter.com\/XplkKTf8sZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsWire_US\/status\/2049542829748125927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It would appear that Koh-i-Noor still sits in the Queen Mother\u2019s crown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sg-mamdani--1200x630.png\" title=\"Mamdani boasts what he\u2019d tell King Charles when they meet\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed what he\u2019d say to King Charles should he get the chance. The two were expected to cross paths during a ceremony at the 9\/11 memorial, but Mamdani had more on his mind. \u201cYou know, if I was to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=593910\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mamdani boasts what he\u2019d tell King Charles when they meet<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":593872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-593910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=593910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/593872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=593910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=593910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=593910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}