June 9, 2025 • 8 mins
Ari Hoffman talks with Mendte in the Morning to talk about the latest in the Middle East live from Israel.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
We're so happy to have Jimmy Fayla from Fox News
with us. It was here with a handler tomorrow carsev.
And when you talk, she keeps shaking her head and
taking notes.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
That's that's the thing. She sends me her a minute
by minute accounting back to Fox headquarters. And basically, this
is going to determine how many vaults are in the
taser before I do my show today. If it's a
two thousand day, it's going to be a good show
to help you. I feel like it's it energizes you know,
you don't need a red volt when you get treated
like you got caught counting cards in a Vegas Cassie
a little zapp.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
You keep bringing this up.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yeah, yeah, that's a thing. I wasn't counting cards, No,
I was just gambling. So like I was in for instance,
I was in Reno this weekend. Just landing in Reno
is gambling. Okay, whether you go to a casino or not,
you have taken your life into your own hands. In
twenty seconds, can I do this so fast? I was
this is a real story. Tomorrow knows this. I was
(00:55):
going into a hotel in Reno and the cops were
actually hogtying a woman who had been around. She had
her hands handcuffed to a feet and she looked up
at me and goes, Jimmy fail, I love your show.
That's a real story, though, real story.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Now let's get out to Ariy Hoffman. Put Ariy Hoffman's
in Israel. Is ever He's doing like real work and
we're taking.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Up his time.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
So yeah, you deserve better.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
I'm an associate editor of the New York But.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Listen, you're in a safer place as far as I'm concerned.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Well, I I didn't know if the if the yah
If Greta Thumberg yacht selfie was going to make a
stop in Rena.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
What are you doing in Israel? Is this a pleasure
or or low business?
Speaker 1 (01:44):
This is a this is a reporting trip. You know, obviously,
lots going on here, and uh I cover a lot
of the legal elements of things, so you know, thinking
about you know, the war, thinking about some of the
justice reforms on tap here, Lots going on with the
eternal domestic political situation. So it's always there's always a
(02:04):
lot to do here. And plus you know the beach
of televison and jenev and too bad, guys.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
He buried the lead on that report. He buried the lead.
Ari joins us from the swim up.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Bar Hey, Ari, I want to play something for you
because I know you've covered Letitia James a lot, and
she came out on a podcast the last couple of
days talking about Andrew Cuomo. I know they're not friends,
but I thought this went a little far, and I'd
love you to comment on it.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Progress requires that we look forward and that we not
go backwards, and that people of color, particularly African Americans,
understand that. He's criticized me, criticized Barack Obama, criticized David Patterson,
and criticized the Speaker of the State Assembly, Carl Hasty.
And what do we all have in common? We're all
(02:58):
people of color.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
WHOA, So what do you make of that area? No?
Speaker 1 (03:02):
No, absolutely, you know there was that old line from
Michelle Obama when they go low, we go high, and
this is, you know, we go subterranean. I mean, this
is really just you know, obviously playing the race card.
This is something we've seen Fannie Willis in Fulton County.
Do you know towards her critics such that you know
she was disqualifying from her prosecution of Donald Trump down
(03:25):
in Georgia. You know, the other thing that Letitia James
said in that interview was that Clomo has his eyes
on the twenty twenty eight presidency. So you know, there's
no doubt that, you know, Letitia James, he just hates
Clobo to his core, clearly is exercised by his leading
the polls, and you know, is trying to put her
hand on the on the scale for for really anyone else.
(03:48):
She supports Adrian Adams, so one gets the sense that
it doesn't much matter to her as long as it's
not a Coomo.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Yeah, I'm fair. I'm no fan of obviously Letitia James
and that commentary. It's obviously so intellectual, lazy and reductive
because it requires you to pretend Croomo hasn't picked a
fight with any white politicians. And to be clear, and
to be clear, okay, he's obviously not discriminating because his
COVID policies killed people from every background. Okay, that's the
(04:17):
joy of Andrew Cromo. But I agree with Letitia James
on one thing, ari he does want to run in
twenty twenty eight because Cuomo thinks those MAGA hats stand
for make America Grope again. He thinks he's got a shop.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
You know, there's an unfinished family family business. But you
know the hypocrisy of that. Remember in the debate, you know,
it came up that Zorah Mandani, are a very own
homegrown socialist, you know, had called Barack Obama evil, right.
I mean, so so this idea that somehow at plays
you know, guys, I just don't think invoking the name
Barack Obama has the same residents used to, you know,
(04:51):
I think they're kind of diminishing returns on playing that card.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yeah, talk about what's going on out in LA and
what is happening here in New York as well. Uh
of calling in the National Guard, there are people that
are saying it's unconstitutional, and I don't understand that at all.
I thought the National Guard could be used by the
President of the United States in situations like this. What
(05:16):
is your understanding on that?
Speaker 1 (05:18):
It is, after all called the National Guard, right, and
the president is the commander in chief of the armed forces. Listen.
I think some of the images we've seen out of
out of LA, people flying forget the Mexican flag, you know,
walking around with hamas armbands flying, you know, terrorist group flags.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Not an American flag site, by the way, not an
American flag insite, no, unless.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Maybe it was burning. But you know, just really, you know,
couldn't couldn't really be better in a way for President
Trump's argument that that sort of mature leadership or just
adult leadership is needed. You know, Gavin Newsom has been
a study in efficacy. And then we have another and
maybe would be Governor of California, Kamala Harris, calling the
(06:05):
protest mostly peaceful. You know, it's like it's like we're
back in twenty twenty, you know, and I'm cowering inside
my apartment in New York while you know it's wrong
as the rioting in the streets, and we're being told
that those were peaceful as well.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
Yeah, it's crazy. Kamala, though, resurfaces I think every ten days,
just to make Americans appreciate their vote for Trump. Like
I think, honestly, Ari, he might be kicking her cash
at this point because Kamala does this thing. It's so
successful for me as a broadcaster on Fox New Saturday night,
we play a game called wine or Pills where we
(06:41):
play Kamala's clip of the week, and we're like, what
do you think she was on winder pills? And the
audience usually says both. But the point is there is
no greater surrogate for Donald Trump than the modern Democratic Party. Absolutely,
And it really speaks to the desperation of politics that
Newsom wants to become a president so badly he's now
campaigning for the Mexican job.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Clearly, clearly well in case. You know, it's really kind
to think of, you know, if anyone has fomo, you know,
fear of missing out, there's no better antidotes than Kamala
Harris opening up her mouth up and you know, fields
kind of rapidly coming together where we have the you
know between Andrew Cuomo and and Gavin Newsom. I mean,
(07:21):
you know that's.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
You know, yeah, I you know, I didn't. I must
have missed that story. Kamala Harris is eyeing the good
editorial spot in California.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Yeah, there's a lot of talk that that's her next move.
You know, she's kind of hanging out at home, you know,
having the I'm sure the Napa Valley's finest scene on war,
looking around, looking around, and you know, that job is
going to be open with with with Gavin term limited,
(07:55):
you know, and and I mean good luck to him.
That's all I have to.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Riy Hoffman, Associate editor of the New York sun Ari,
try to enjoy your trip a little bit. I know
you're working, but Israel is really just a gorgeous place
Welcome back.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
We're so happy to have Jimmy Fayla from Fox News
with us. It was here with a handler tomorrow carsev.
And when you talk, she keeps shaking her head and
taking notes.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
That's that's the thing. She sends me her a minute
by minute accounting back to Fox headquarters. And basically, this
is going to determine how many vaults are in the
taser before I do my show today. If it's a
two thousand day, it's going to be a good show
to help you. I feel like it's it energizes you know,
you don't need a red volt when you get treated
like you got caught counting cards in a Vegas Cassie
a little zapp.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
You keep bringing this up.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yeah, yeah, that's a thing. I wasn't counting cards, No,
I was just gambling. So like I was in for instance,
I was in Reno this weekend. Just landing in Reno
is gambling. Okay, whether you go to a casino or not,
you have taken your life into your own hands. In
twenty seconds, can I do this so fast? I was
this is a real story. Tomorrow knows this. I was
(00:55):
going into a hotel in Reno and the cops were
actually hogtying a woman who had been around. She had
her hands handcuffed to a feet and she looked up
at me and goes, Jimmy fail, I love your show.
That's a real story, though, real story.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Now let's get out to Ariy Hoffman. Put Ariy Hoffman's
in Israel. Is ever He's doing like real work and
we're taking.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Up his time.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
So yeah, you deserve better.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
I'm an associate editor of the New York But.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Listen, you're in a safer place as far as I'm concerned.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Well, I I didn't know if the if the yah
If Greta Thumberg yacht selfie was going to make a
stop in Rena.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
What are you doing in Israel? Is this a pleasure
or or low business?
Speaker 1 (01:44):
This is a this is a reporting trip. You know, obviously,
lots going on here, and uh I cover a lot
of the legal elements of things, so you know, thinking
about you know, the war, thinking about some of the
justice reforms on tap here, Lots going on with the
eternal domestic political situation. So it's always there's always a
(02:04):
lot to do here. And plus you know the beach
of televison and jenev and too bad, guys.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
He buried the lead on that report. He buried the lead.
Ari joins us from the swim up.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Bar Hey, Ari, I want to play something for you
because I know you've covered Letitia James a lot, and
she came out on a podcast the last couple of
days talking about Andrew Cuomo. I know they're not friends,
but I thought this went a little far, and I'd
love you to comment on it.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Progress requires that we look forward and that we not
go backwards, and that people of color, particularly African Americans,
understand that. He's criticized me, criticized Barack Obama, criticized David Patterson,
and criticized the Speaker of the State Assembly, Carl Hasty.
And what do we all have in common? We're all
(02:58):
people of color.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
WHOA, So what do you make of that area? No?
Speaker 1 (03:02):
No, absolutely, you know there was that old line from
Michelle Obama when they go low, we go high, and
this is, you know, we go subterranean. I mean, this
is really just you know, obviously playing the race card.
This is something we've seen Fannie Willis in Fulton County.
Do you know towards her critics such that you know
she was disqualifying from her prosecution of Donald Trump down
(03:25):
in Georgia. You know, the other thing that Letitia James
said in that interview was that Clomo has his eyes
on the twenty twenty eight presidency. So you know, there's
no doubt that, you know, Letitia James, he just hates
Clobo to his core, clearly is exercised by his leading
the polls, and you know, is trying to put her
hand on the on the scale for for really anyone else.
(03:48):
She supports Adrian Adams, so one gets the sense that
it doesn't much matter to her as long as it's
not a Coomo.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Yeah, I'm fair. I'm no fan of obviously Letitia James
and that commentary. It's obviously so intellectual, lazy and reductive
because it requires you to pretend Croomo hasn't picked a
fight with any white politicians. And to be clear, and
to be clear, okay, he's obviously not discriminating because his
COVID policies killed people from every background. Okay, that's the
(04:17):
joy of Andrew Cromo. But I agree with Letitia James
on one thing, ari he does want to run in
twenty twenty eight because Cuomo thinks those MAGA hats stand
for make America Grope again. He thinks he's got a shop.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
You know, there's an unfinished family family business. But you
know the hypocrisy of that. Remember in the debate, you know,
it came up that Zorah Mandani, are a very own
homegrown socialist, you know, had called Barack Obama evil, right.
I mean, so so this idea that somehow at plays
you know, guys, I just don't think invoking the name
Barack Obama has the same residents used to, you know,
(04:51):
I think they're kind of diminishing returns on playing that card.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yeah, talk about what's going on out in LA and
what is happening here in New York as well. Uh
of calling in the National Guard, there are people that
are saying it's unconstitutional, and I don't understand that at all.
I thought the National Guard could be used by the
President of the United States in situations like this. What
(05:16):
is your understanding on that?
Speaker 1 (05:18):
It is, after all called the National Guard, right, and
the president is the commander in chief of the armed forces. Listen.
I think some of the images we've seen out of
out of LA, people flying forget the Mexican flag, you know,
walking around with hamas armbands flying, you know, terrorist group flags.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Not an American flag site, by the way, not an
American flag insite, no, unless.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Maybe it was burning. But you know, just really, you know,
couldn't couldn't really be better in a way for President
Trump's argument that that sort of mature leadership or just
adult leadership is needed. You know, Gavin Newsom has been
a study in efficacy. And then we have another and
maybe would be Governor of California, Kamala Harris, calling the
(06:05):
protest mostly peaceful. You know, it's like it's like we're
back in twenty twenty, you know, and I'm cowering inside
my apartment in New York while you know it's wrong
as the rioting in the streets, and we're being told
that those were peaceful as well.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
Yeah, it's crazy. Kamala, though, resurfaces I think every ten days,
just to make Americans appreciate their vote for Trump. Like
I think, honestly, Ari, he might be kicking her cash
at this point because Kamala does this thing. It's so
successful for me as a broadcaster on Fox New Saturday night,
we play a game called wine or Pills where we
(06:41):
play Kamala's clip of the week, and we're like, what
do you think she was on winder pills? And the
audience usually says both. But the point is there is
no greater surrogate for Donald Trump than the modern Democratic Party. Absolutely,
And it really speaks to the desperation of politics that
Newsom wants to become a president so badly he's now
campaigning for the Mexican job.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Clearly, clearly well in case. You know, it's really kind
to think of, you know, if anyone has fomo, you know,
fear of missing out, there's no better antidotes than Kamala
Harris opening up her mouth up and you know, fields
kind of rapidly coming together where we have the you
know between Andrew Cuomo and and Gavin Newsom. I mean,
(07:21):
you know that's.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
You know, yeah, I you know, I didn't. I must
have missed that story. Kamala Harris is eyeing the good
editorial spot in California.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Yeah, there's a lot of talk that that's her next move.
You know, she's kind of hanging out at home, you know,
having the I'm sure the Napa Valley's finest scene on war,
looking around, looking around, and you know, that job is
going to be open with with with Gavin term limited,
(07:55):
you know, and and I mean good luck to him.
That's all I have to.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Riy Hoffman, Associate editor of the New York sun Ari,
try to enjoy your trip a little bit. I know
you're working, but Israel is really just a gorgeous place
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