DeSantis skeptical Mamdani will cause more migration to Florida: ‘We’ll see’

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) doubted that there would be an “uptick” in movers to Florida in response to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

DeSantis said Florida received “a very high-end migration” from California residents in recent years, but he doesn’t know if a similar migration will happen with New York City residents. Mamdani won the mayoral election last November, and Fox News host Sean Hannity cited a recent poll claiming that 4 out of 10 New York residents intend to leave, adding that he doesn’t know of anyone leaving Florida.

“Well, we’ll see in terms of how his governance in the city impacts,” DeSantis said on Fox News Media’s Hang Out with Sean Hannity podcast. “I mean, I was skeptical that it was going to cause a massive wave just because there’s not as much meat left on the bone. A lot of people that wanted to leave, they left