NYC's Mamdani gets powerful ally's support after 'disgusting' GOP attacks
Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old self-professed socialist who recently became New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate, is getting support from a powerful ally in the U.S. Senate.
Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary earlier this week. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) defended his fellow New Yorker against what he called "disgusting" attacks by Republicans.
Schumer was referring to a letter sent by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to open an investigation into whether Mamdani should be stripped of his U.S. citizenship.
Ogles posted the letter to X, adding, "Zohran ‘little muhammad’ Mamdani is an antisemitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York. “He needs to be deported. Which is why I am calling for him to be subject to denaturalization proceedings.”
Mamdani, who was born in Uganda, became a naturalized American citizen in 2018, according to Axios. He is Muslim and advocates for Palestinian rights, supports Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, and has pledged "to increase anti-hate crime funding by 800 percent."
"Schumer said he spoke with Mamdani and would meet with him in the coming days, but did not answer whether he planned to endorse him," wrote Axios reporter Stephen Neukam.
"He ran an impressive campaign that connected with New Yorkers about affordability, fairness, and opportunity," Schumer posted on X after Mamdani's primary victory.
MAGA has been particularly harsh on Mamdani, with the account of @AmericaPapaBear posting to his 313,000 followers, "Zohran Mamdani is a radical Muslim from Africa who just gained US citizenship 7 years ago. Everything about this guy screams deep state plant. NYC IS F-----!!!
Meanwhile, @ChuckCallesto told his nearly 1 million MAGA followers that, "Zohran Mamdani, the Communist Democrat running for New York Mayor, is confirming our worst fears Zohan will: 'root out bigotry' across NYC with an "800% increase in funding for hate crime prevention programs. London 2.0 is coming to NYC."