Critics are saying Fox News pundit Jason Chaffetz is full of beans for his burrito reference to criticize New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. (Watch the video below.)
Chaffetz, a former GOP House member, teamed with host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday to spread more conservative alarm about Mamdani after he won the Democratic primary last week.
In what was meant to be a cheeky musing on Mamdani’s progressive proposals, which include free child care and buses plus city-owned groceries, Chaffetz delved into the sacred territory of burritos.
Said Chaffetz: “He’s just like, ’Hey, let’s put root beer in all the drinking fountains, everything will be free. Look at how I eat my burrito with my fingers. And trust me, he’s in this fancy package with a bright smile, but that is not going to fix the problems of New York City.”
Observers bit back hard at Chaffetz’s suggestion that Mamdani would be a rebel for consuming a burrito with his hands.
“How else do you eat a burrito?” someone asked, calling Chaffetz a “goddamn dolt!”
“I didn’t even know people ate burritos with utensils,” another wrote on X, formerly Twitter
One Mamdani fan remarked that “their obsession with slandering him with the dumbest criticisms only makes us like him more lol.”