“Who the hell does he think that he is?”

Vance Fires Back at Mamdani’s Post

Mamdani, who was born in Uganda, and his family had experienced firsthand fleeing a foreign nation's dictatorship before finding refuge in the U.S., and yet the mayoral candidate still described the greatest country on Earth as "incomplete and a contradiction."

The very next day, July 5, 2025, Vance took the stage at the Claremont Institute’s Statesmanship Award dinner in Rancho Santa Fe, California, and didn’t hold back. He pointed out that this was the 249th anniversary of America’s birth, a milestone worth celebrating with unreserved pride.

Vance then zeroed in on Mamdani’s words, questioning, “Who the hell does he think that he is?” That sharp retort cuts to the heart of Vance’s argument: a profound lack of appreciation from someone whose family history owes much to American generosity.

Delving deeper, Vance highlighted Mamdani’s background, noting his family, of Indian heritage, fled Uganda during the brutal ethnic cleansing under Idi Amin.

America became their sanctuary, a safe haven built by strangers who fought and died for a society free from such hatred. Yet, Vance argued, Mamdani’s message carried no hint of thanks for that sacrifice.

“There is no gratitude in those words,” Vance declared, slamming Mamdani’s post as a backhanded compliment on a day meant for national unity. He sees it as a slap to the countless Americans who forged this nation from raw wilderness into a global powerhouse.

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