# Plan by NY lawmakers to blackball The Post crumbles on Day One — Thanks to Brad Lander

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/plan-by-ny-lawmakers-to-blackball-the-post-crumbles-on-day-one-thanks-to-brad-lander/
- Published: 2026-11-14T18:41:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T19:21:08+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/us-news/plan-by-ny-lawmakers-to-blackball-the-post-crumbles-on-day-one-thanks-to-brad-lander/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Brad Lander spoke to the Post on his first day at congressional orientation.
- Some incoming Democratic socialists had reportedly been urged to avoid the paper.
- His chief of staff denied directing the message.

## Summary

New York Democratic congressman-elect Brad Lander spoke to the New York Post during his first day at congressional orientation, despite an apparent boycott of the paper among some newly elected Democratic socialists. His decision drew attention after he told colleagues about the interview and heard that a chief of staff had circulated a message urging them to avoid the paper.

Lander, 57, said he backed Hakeem Jeffries for House speaker and called for a “unified party” in a short video interview. He also described meeting fellow newly elected socialist Donavan McKinney on a bus; Lander did not identify who issued the boycott message, and his chief of staff, Laura Hatalsky, denied sending it. He said he had dealt with the paper during his years in city politics and regarded it as an important New York institution.

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