Grocer-turned-lawmaker says Mamdani’s government-run stores 'might not even last a year’

A former grocer is joining the chorus of criticism against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan for government-run grocery stores, arguing it would harm hundreds of small businesses forced to compete with them.

"That supermarket will just bleed red the entire time it's open, from the first time you turn the key until it closes," Rep. Mike Rulli, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital. "And I would bet the farm there's no way these grocery stores last more than five years — they might not even...