The DeVory Darkins Show - NYC Thought Cheaper Groceries Were Coming… Then THIS HAPPENED

Episode Date: April 15, 2026

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Free of charge. BetMGM operates pursuant to an operating agreement with Eye Gaming Ontario. Today's video, Zora Mondani has made a studying omission about his $30 million government-owned grocery store. Also, ICE may potentially be sued for a mistaken arrest, and D&I Tulsi Gabbard confirm high tyrannical the Biden administration was to pro-lifers. Let's start with Mondani in this ridiculous story. Take a listen. Mayor of New York City, Zoranamani is defending his plan for New York's very first city-owned grocery store. The mayor believes his $30 million plan can slash your food bill by skipping the middleman and buying it wholesale.

Since the pandemic, grocery prices have gone up and they haven't come back down. Between 2013 and 2023, grocery prices increased in New York City by nearly 66 percent, significantly higher than the national average. This is what we mean by a new era. When New Yorkers are being priced out of their groceries, government will step in and deliver affordability. The first Laramarquetta will open in Harlem next year. It is the first of five city-owned supermarkets to open in each of the five boroughs. Zoroamandani was caught making a stunning omission about this NYC-owned grocery stores plan that he's going to implement, which will cost $30 million.

And reports say the first one won't even be open until the year of 2029. So that also doesn't add up. And of course, it's all speculation. Okay, we'll see when this grocery store actually opens up. But the bottom line is this. And it's his own words. He admitted Tuesday that the promise lower prices at his city-owned grocery stores will only be guaranteed for a core set of everyday staples.

So what are those everyday staples? Bread, milk, and eggs. Okay. So let's just think about this for a second. And if someone has a problem buying bread, milk, and eggs, usually those are folks that are on WIC as an example, especially if they have children. But what about people who are not? Could they qualify for particularly government assistance regarding food? Yes, they can.

Now, let's say your income is not low enough. What do you do then? Well, you don't depend on a socialist to fix the problem. That's what you don't do, which brings me to at least two main reasons why this is not going to work as I pull up my nose to articulate this problem. properly, number one, no profit equals no discipline. There's no incentive for whoever's running that grocery store to do the right thing. If they lose money, a product is stolen, so what? Not my money. And number two, hitting costs will not disappear. When inefficiency occurs because the government is running this thing, which we know is always going to be inefficient, who's going to fit the bill on that?

Oh yeah, that's right. New Yorkers. Now here's the mayor trying to defend this plan. Take a listen. We will use government to respond to rising prices and unaffordable groceries. Since the pandemic, grocery prices have gone up and they haven't come back down. Between 2013 and 2023, grocery prices increased in New York City by nearly 66 percent, significantly higher than the national average. During our campaign, we promised New Yorkers that we would create a network of city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough. And we are here today to celebrate the site of the Manhattan store, La Marquetta, which will be open by 2029.

So there it is, in his own words, by 2029. You heard him correctly. Now, let's just take a step back and understand the economics of this. Number one, by using government-owned grocery stores, you are distorting the market. Now, obviously, it's only one store per borough, so maybe it's not really going to be an issue regarding the market is concerned. But here's the other thing. It's not going to really stop people from their inability to afford groceries. Because at the end of the day, is everybody in that borough going to hit up that store?

Are they really going to be able to meet the demand? Of course they're not. It's only one store. Now, obviously, when does this work? Well, short-term it works because this goes back to COVID checks. You as the government can always do something short-term that will deliver relief, but it comes with a long-term cost, i.e. inflation, that's what happened with COVID checks. I'm not saying grocery stores owned by the government will cause inflation. The long-term effect is what?

It's not going to bring down grocery prices in each of the boroughs. It just won't. And then what happens to the competing store who's selling those same products? Do they go out of business as a result, especially if they're around the corner? What happens to them exactly? Okay. Let's hear more from the mayor. Now here's how it works. The city will subsidize a core set of staples. A private operator will run the store, but the answer to the standards that the city will set. These standards include requirements that at our stores, bread will be cheaper. Eggs will be cheaper.

Grocery shopping will no longer be an unsolvable equation. And workers will be treated with dignity. Well, I think there are really three things that Zoroamandani should do instead. So now we're on to solutions because there's plenty to criticize with this particular plan. Number one would be to incentivize private stores, meaning invest into archmeneurship, people from that local community that have dreams of opening up their own grocery store. Why not put money behind that? Number two, reduce or remove the regulations that prevent people from doing that in the first place.

I think that's fair to say. And finally, target subsidies in regards to consumers, not the actual. stores, meaning go after SNAP benefits and subsidize that as well. Provide your own SNAP benefit program, okay? But government-owned grocery stores, we know inherently won't work long-term. Short-term, yes, maybe there's a disruption in the market. Local grocery stores, they cannot fit the need or they have an inflation problem. Let's come in here temporarily, 30 days, 60 days, and fix this. But long-term, this won't work. And here is a business owner from, one of the boroughs, going on to News Nation, and pushing back on the mayor.

Take a listen. There are better ways of doing this. He, I believe, is just very enthusiastic about fulfilling the promises that he's made. But you don't fulfill promises when things could turn on you. And we believe this will turn on him. People are not going to wait online. By the time they get into the stores, they may not have the goods that the people waited for. So that's going to create chaos.

Listen, I hope that he succeeds. We want our mayor to succeed. You know, we want our New York City to thrive, but you can't do it the way he is trying to get it done. There are much better ways. And small bodega owners are just wondering, what is he doing? There are bodegas right near La Marquetta,

where he wants to open the first one. Why didn't you work out of deal with those four or five bodegas to service the community and lower the prices for the items you consider are a little, a bit too high. You know, so he is basically playing New Yorkers, and New Yorkers are going to actually eventually understand and see what we are saying. Okay, so let's take a break and keep this very simple. We spend a lot of time talking about what's wrong in the world, but inside your home, it's mom who's usually keeping everything together.

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That's a prime example. Or when Joe Biden decided to print three checks when it came to COVID, that was a disruption in the market and triggered inflation. We need the government to stay out of the way and let entrepreneurs do what they were born to do. I think that is a very clear point. And again, it's easy to say that and it's easy to support it because it sounds good. And it'll look good in the beginning. But as time goes on, people will start to see it for what it really is. And he's not the only one advocating for socialist policies like this.

Here's Roe Kana repeating the same stuff. But he wants it to happen to California. Take a listen. So the reason people are leaving California is not because, you know, Sergei Bryn is leaving. It's not because the AI revolution isn't going to happen in Silicon Valley. The reason people are leaving, if you just look at the data, is because they can't afford a house,

because they can't afford the cost of living. So what I would argue, and one of the reasons I've supported Tom Steyer, is that we need a progressive governor in California who is going to have policies for universal health, care, universal child care, building new homes, being a YIMB, so that we can make life better for the working and middle class in California. And the interesting thing about business is if you think it's going to cost $1 million, it'll probably cost you $3 million.

Okay. This is the part that people like Rokana do not get. And the same thing with Mondani, they believe by taxing the wealthy, that will be enough money to pay for these things. The problem is, when we go to the execution factor of it all, it ends up costing at least three times the amount they thought it would cost. You guys following what I'm saying? So again, who ends up paying for that? The middle class.

This is why I'm saying, Zara Mondani is literally in a full out assault on whatever the middle class is left of in New York City. You could kiss that goodbye under his leadership. Now let's go to our next update. This is coming out of Minnesota. So officials in that state are accusing ICE of K. kidnapping an American citizen. Now the context here is ICE with the wrong intelligence, arrested the wrong individual. Okay, that individual happened to be American citizen. They got the identity wrong. In fact, ICE acknowledged they got it wrong and released the individual.

But Minnesota officials are not stopping there. They're accusing them of kidnapping an American citizen. Yes, this is how hyperbole it's getting. Let's go to this story now. Take a list. This morning, a legal standoff in Minnesota. Ramsey County officials have launched a criminal investigation into ICE agents over what they call the wrongful detention of a U.S. citizen. There is video of the man dragged from his home in sub-freezing weather, barely dressed. Local authorities say the agents had no warrant, no probable cause, accusing them of kidnapping an innocent man. The Department of Homeland Security calls the new Minnesota probe a political stunt. Let's get right to see him as Whitney Wilde who's been covering this. What's going on here,

Whitney? Well, John, this centers on a case involving a man named Chongley Scott Tao. You see him there. This was January 18th. And this really set off, you know, a firestorm caught the attention of lawmakers from Minnesota as well. And it's important to understand the context here. Chongley Scott Tao is a U.S. citizen. And as you point out, the Ramsey County Attorney says that to their knowledge, based on their investigation, there was no warrant to go inside his home. And so the way that they have framed this is that they believe that they are now investigating criminal action by those immigration agents,

saying that those agents broke into his home, handcuffed him, and then took him away from the home, and interviewed him for about an hour before returning him home. And again, they're saying that this is a potential criminal action by these immigration agents. They are now sending what's called a to-y demand, which is effectively a letter from local prosecutors to the federal government, to try to get as much information as possible about this incident directly from federal officials. So far, they say they have very little information. information. They do not. Now, I'm not a legal expert, okay, but I also have common sense. I also know that authorities, especially federal agents, are given the leadway to arrest someone and detain them and

question them. There's nothing to prevent them from doing that. Okay. Now, it is true that they made a mistake here, and it is true that one could demand a certain level of consequence as a result of that mistake, either the agent is fired or suspended, something of that nature. I mean, that's how far I'm willing to compromise on this, okay? But what we're not going to do is prosecute ICE agents criminally and try to accuse them of kidnapping when they return the person within one hour. Now, I know I'm getting a little energetic here, and I like to be calm, but come on, people. This is what happens in our society politically. We start to disagree from a place of stupidity. That's exactly what's occurring here. In fact, even CNN's own legal analysts agrees nothing's going to happen here.

So what are the chances that this becomes a successful prosecution? Pam, I think the chances of a successful prosecution are near zero here. There's two big problems. First of all, this was a mistake. All parties seem to agree. The ICE agents intended to arrest one person. They arrested the wrong person. Now, that's bad, and there should be consequences, but it's not a crime.

There's no such thing as accidental kidnapping. The law in Minnesota and elsewhere requires specific intentionality to support a criminal charge of kidnapping. The second problem is there's essentially. no precedent for state level prosecutors to indict federal law enforcement agents for something they did in the course of their federal job. And if there was such an indictment, those law enforcement officers would have serious defenses based on criminal immunity and based on the supremacy clause. So I don't give this case much of a chance of ultimately succeeding. But the Minnesota attorney by the name of John Cho, he disagrees with this. He believes

there's something here. He believes he's going to get justice for his client. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, and we've read the law to you guys before. Federal agents have immunity here. If they were executing their duties, lawfully, that is, because they were on the clock, they were executing intelligence. You're not going to sue them individually. Now, you may be able to sue the federal government, and I would imagine you're not going to find much success there either, but that is an avenue that they could execute, of course.

But again, let's actually hear from John Cho, if that's how you pronounce his last name, because here's his take on it. Take a listen. This case involves a felonious allegation of kidnapping, illegal detainment, false imprisonment. I also want to make it very clear that we are not going to let this go. And what that means is that this could take a long time. And I believe that the statute of limitations in these cases can be told.

And the reason why it can be told is if there's fraud or concealment done by the actors that make it difficult for us to get to the truth, then we will use every legal argument that we have to make sure that we will find what happened. So at this point, you could tell the attorney is not going to stop. So what I want to do is show you a clip from MS disinformation. and I want you to listen to the way that they frame this. And then I want you to answer in the comments section, do you believe this American citizen should receive damages from the federal government for what he says is kidnapping? Take a listen.

A Minnesota County is now investigating an infamous January ICE arrest as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary, and false imprisonment. You may remember it. ICE agents escorting 56-year-old Chongley Scott Tassel out of his house in sub-zero temperatures wearing just his boxers, crocs, and a blanket. Those agents had bashed Tau's door open and taken him into custody at gunpoint before returning him home a couple of hours later after realizing he was a longtime U.S. citizen. So for my law enforcement out there, what do you see in this case that says that he should

receive damages? Now, you may disagree as far as what happened, you know, personally. You may say that, you know, they unethically executed this because they didn't do their due diligence. But is that breaking the law exactly? I mean, CNN's legal analysts explained it very clearly. But I am interested to see. I mean, I'm just put yourself in his position. What if someone rolled up in your house, banged down your door, arrested you in sub-zero temperature,

brought you down to the Issa Center facility, and then, let you go after an hour. Do you believe you should receive damages? It's a good question. I mean, I mean emotionally in the moment, you probably would say, absolutely. Give me something. But when you really take a step back and read the law, you'll probably find the answer is no. Unless you're not willing to drop it. And that's why that Minnesota attorney is not going to drop it, which leads me to this take from Ellie Honan, where he said this. Let me just follow up with you, Ellie out there. Even if Minnesota official, are unsuccessful in this case,

Kutow or his family sue the federal government for personal damages, and how likely would it be, how likely would it be to be successful? Yes, Wolf, they could sue civilly for damages. It's really hard to sue the individual ICE officers. They have broad civil immunity, but what they can do is file a claim

against the federal government under something called the Federal Tort Claims Act. They'd have to first submit a request to the federal government, say, here's why we believe, he was wronged and damaged. The federal government will then decide, do we pay or make a settlement offer? If so, fine, you settle it.

And if not, then the family or this individual can file a civil lawsuit in the court. So if he can show that ICE was negligent here and caused damages, then yes, he might succeed on a civil lawsuit. And this type of story really pains me because I know there's a double standard here. There's selective outrage. So let's just do a thought exercise here. If you're outraged about this because you put yourself mentally in that individual's shoes and you believe, hey, you know what, in this particular situation, ICE agents should be held accountable in some capacity. Maybe not the individual themselves, but the federal government should kick out some damages.

Let's say that is your stance. Okay, we're just doing a mental exercise. I'm not saying that's what I believe in. Then you must be outraged by this next story where Tulsi Gabbard, D&I, of course, release the facts, the documents, the evidence that proves that, that the Biden administration absolutely targeted pro-life activists. Take a listen. Also breaking tonight, we're getting a new look at a bombshell report, alleging the Biden administration weaponized the law to target pro-life activists.

The report says the administration worked with abortion rights groups and pursued tougher sentences for its perceived enemies. Here's correspondent David Spun. Good evening. The nearly 900-page report focuses on the face-out. The 1994 law that makes it a federal crime to use physical force or threatened to use such force on people who are obtaining reproductive health services. Think abortion clinics or pregnancy resource centers.

The report alleges the Biden DOJ requested an average sentence of 26.8 months for pro-life defendants compared to 12.3 months for pro-abortion or pro-choice defendants. One of the highest profile cases, Mark Halk. He's a pro-life advocate who is arrested in charge with a FACE Act violation for allegedly assaulting someone outside of Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood. He was later acquitted by a grand jury. At 7.03 a.m. on September 23rd, 2022, 16 FBI agents arrived at house home in seven vehicles.

The officers were visibly armed. They arrested and handcuffed him outside his front door, while his family watched from inside. Now, let's continue that mental exercise. Let's say you are that individual that's upset that ice rolled up in your house, arrested you, took you down to the ice attention facility for one hour, then returned you back. Yes, it was a very cold day, but ultimately you were allowed to live out your life. They'll leave you along. Are you still outraged about that? If you are, are you outraged about this? The fact that someone who was singing inside of abortion clinic got almost 28 months in prison. Sixteen FBI agents roll up to your house with obviously AR-15s, banging on your door, six vehicles, intimidating, obviously. They act like you're one of the most wanted people in the country. I mean, come on.

Let's just be consistent here. Let's agree that any type of level of intimidation from the federal government should be frowned upon. Can we at least agree to that? Something tells me the answer is going to be now. Let's continue. We reached out to Kristen Clark, who ran the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department during the Biden administration. She says the Civil Rights Division brought law enforcement leaders, crisis pregnancy center representatives,

faith leaders and reproductive health care staff together to address the real violence, threats of violence and obstruction that too many people face in our country when it comes to reproductive health care. We enforce the law even-handedly and put the public safety at the center of its work. Brett, we're also told that four career prosecutors were fired in recent days for their use of the FACE Act during the Biden administration. Today's report is part of an overall DOJ effort to expose what officials, their call the weaponization of government under the prior administration, Brett.

Even though time has passed by, and it's very clear that if you want to see a tyrannical government in place in this United States of America, you don't have to look very far. Just look at what the Biden administration did. But if you're CNN, you wouldn't do that. You're going to downplay it. That's exactly what happened today in reaction to this report. Take a listen. We have to remember.

He's the acting attorney general. He's under a lot of pressure to make good on the president's push to pursue his political adversary, something that the administration really hasn't been able to do to the president's satisfaction. So here he is, day three or four, officially, on the job. He moved into the Attorney General's office yesterday, and he's on Fox News. He's talking about bias from the Biden administration against anti-abortion protesters. This is the kind of thing that, of course, the administration wants to see. Will it be enough to permanently secure him that post?

we'll see, but I do want to get in. This is a statement from the Biden's civil rights chief, Kristen Clark. She responded to this report saying that that division brought law enforcement leaders, crisis pregnancy center representatives, faith leaders, and reproductive health staff together to address the real violence, threats of violence and obstruction that too many people face in our country when it comes to reproductive health care. She said that they enforce the law even handedly. Yeah, see, the bottom line here, when they use the word evilly hand it, we know it's a complete joke. Just look at the videotapes.

How did they approach J6 individuals, even people who were not at the Capitol? How did they show up at their homes? How did they show up at the pro-lifers homes? They barged in. They thought ICE is so intimidating and they were mass thugs. Just look at the videotape. Look at the videotape when they stormed in Tomorrow Lago. This is the FBI acting that way.

But Democrats had no problem then. They were silent. In fact, they cheered it on. But when it happens to them, now they're screaming that they're screaming that they're rights are being taken away. You see, it's selective outrage. It's not a consistent position. I would respect someone who would call balls and strikes and call it out on both sides. They won't do that. And that's why I want to hear from you guys in the comment section to these stories in today's video. I mean, what do you make of this report from Tulsi Gabbard? I mean,

a lot of it is what we already know. It's just reaffirming what we've already known. I just wish that more the country would realize how tyrannical the previous administration was, and it would help them have a more balanced perception of what the current administration is doing. Let me know if you agree. And then New York City, Mayor Mondani believes government-owned grocery stores are the answer. What do you believe in regards to that? And then give me your reaction to the lawsuit or the pending lawsuit against ICE for their mistaken arrests.

Everything you got in the comment section below. So this Texas Turn X video where there was a political exposure on Capitol Hill today. So let's go to our next video because we have to be a next video because we have a political explosion occurring in Congress. Okay. On one hand, Democrats are failing to defend their position where they never call to expel Eric Swalwell. And the fact that he's still going to receive benefits, even though we now have a fifth victim coming out publicly and alleging that he raped her. So if you guys want to see the scrambling that they're doing, all you have to do is click on that video because it's coming up right now.