Blue cities like NYC promising more and delivering less to residents, CNN host warns

CNN host Fareed Zakaria called out blue cities on Sunday — specifically New York City — for spending more and delivering less to residents.

"New York is really a prime example of a problem Democrats seem unwilling to confront. Blue cities are out of control. Promising more, spending more, delivering less and pushing off the fiscal problems to some future day," Zakaria said.

The CNN host took aim at a preliminary fiscal year 2027 budget unveiled by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani that capped out at $127 billion.