Why is MAGA blaming Mamdani for the NY Mets’ epic losing streak?
“Nobody touches Mr. Met, only Mrs. Met, that’s it,” one fan said
The New York Mets ’ early-season collapse has become one of baseball ’s most talked-about storylines thanks, in part, to a running joke involving New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a Citi Field mascot hug some are calling a “curse. ” It all started, according to the growing online narrative, when Mamdani appeared at the ballpark and shared a friendly embrace with Mr. and Mrs.
Met, an interaction that has since been jokingly blamed for the team’s sudden 11-game skid by fans, commentators, and even Fox News host Sean Hannity . Hannity even amplified the theory on his show Monday as he discussed the video of Mamdani, a Mets fan, and former President Barack Obama signing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ at a Bronx preschool. “And by the way, the New York Mets, they are on an 11-game losing streak...
right after the Mayor met and hugged the team mascot, Mr. Met, at Citi Field on April 9 - a phenomenon people are calling ‘the Mamdani curse,’” Hannity said . “It’s kind of hard to lose 11 games in a row in baseball, but he pulled it off.
” His colleague Emily Compagno laughed during the exchange, while Hannity continued to target government social safety net programs such as Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and Obamacare. He also asserted that Mamdani’s political intentions were aimed at “indoctrinating” children from a very young age, specifically ages 1 and 2. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani may have 'cursed' the Mets after hugging the team's mascot earlier this month, fans, including Fox News host Sean Hannity, say (Getty Images) Footage of Mamdani embracing Mr.