Hudson Valley Rep. Mike Lawler believes that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other top New York Democrats are “freaking out” over socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in last month’s mayoral primary.

Lawler (R-NY) said he believes reporting by journalist Mark Halperin that Jeffries (D-NY) quietly feels that if Mamdani becomes mayor, Democrats won’t be able to take back control of the House.

“I think that’s right,” Lawler told “Fox & Friends” Wednesday of Halperin’s report. “I think they are betwixt and between. You see [New York Gov.] Kathy Hochul, [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries freaking out about the prospects of having a Marxist lead the financial capital of the world.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has refrained from endorsing Zohran Mamdani. AP

“They understand this is a disaster, not only for Democrats, but for the country.”

Halperin, the former political director of ABC News and the co-founder of online broadcaster 2WAY, claimed earlier this week that “Hakeem Jeffries strongly believes that if Mamdani wins, he [Jeffries] can’t win the majority,” citing “people who’ve spoken directly with the leader.”

Spokespeople for Jeffries have called that report “patently false.”

So far, Jeffries has declined to endorse Mamdani, who once compared the minority leader to notorious segregationist George Wallace and questioned his progressive bona fides.

The two Democrats met in person last week — without Jeffries announcing an endorsement — and the minority leader plans to have another confab with Mamdani after the mayoral candidate returns from his marriage celebration in his native Uganda.

Lawler, who announced Wednesday that he will vie for his swing seat again in 2026 rather than challenge Hochul, gloated over the predicament mainstream Democrats face.

Rep. Mike Lawler announced Wednesday that he won’t run for governor. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

“This is absolute insanity to have somebody who says that he wants to seize the means of production, that he wants to ban private property ownership, that he wants to freeze the rent, that he wants free bussing and mass transit, and he wants government-run grocery stores,” he said of Mamdani.

“They understand this is a disaster in the suburban districts like mine that determine the outcome of control of Congress, and that’s why they haven’t yet endorsed him. But at the same token, they can’t run too far away from him.”

Republicans currently hold a 219-212 House majority, and Democrats are currently favored to retake the House following next year’s midterms — in large part due to historical trends.

Zohran Mamdani’s shock victory has rocked the Democratic Party in New York. Getty Images

In every midterm election since 1938, the president’s party has lost House seats, with the exceptions of 1998 (Democrats gained five House seats) and 2002 (Republicans gained eight House seats).

Republicans are hoping that other factors, including Mamdani, could change that dynamic.