Left-wing podcast host Jennifer Welch sparked outrage this week after declaring that “crusty White people” need “reeducation” to embrace multiculturalism — remarks made while celebrating the election of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Her comments, broadcast Tuesday on the Zeteo YouTube channel, are being condemned as divisive and racially charged.
During an interview with former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan, Welch described Mamdani’s win as “their worst nightmare,” referring to conservative White Americans. Hasan asked, “What is their reaction tonight to this Brown dude from Africa becoming mayor of the Big Apple?” to which Welch replied, “They are freaking out. White country-club Republicans… see educated, brown-skinned people like you all, and like Zohran, as a threat to their privileged position.”
Welch continued, “These crusty white people, they need to learn how to embrace it, because they do when they pick their entertainment, and they need to when they start picking representatives.” She claimed that multiculturalism is America’s only culture and mocked the idea of homogenous communities, saying, “If it was all White people here right now, it would be boring as [expletive].”
Hasan and fellow panelist Anand Giridharadas laughed during the exchange, with Hasan adding, “He actually is a Muslim socialist from Africa. That’s going to break their brains.”
Welch, known for her far-left rhetoric, has previously made controversial statements about conservatives and Christian Americans. Her latest remarks have renewed concerns among critics who argue that left-wing commentators increasingly frame political disagreement in terms of racial hostility rather than differing ideas.
