Overview

• At Brooklyn’s Men’s Day on Aug. 23, Zohran Mamdani failed to complete an unassisted 135‑pound bench press, managing two assisted reps with help from a spotter from 500 Men Making a Difference.
• Footage of the attempt spread widely on X, where right‑leaning accounts amplified ridicule and Mayor Eric Adams posted a split‑screen video of himself repping the weight while labeling Mamdani “Mamscrawny.”
• Adams’s team initially misstated his age in the post before correcting it, and Andrew Cuomo also attacked on X, arguing Mamdani lacks the strength to lead the city.
• Reports from the event show Mamdani continued engaging with attendees by walking Eastern Parkway, taking selfies, kicking a soccer ball at an inflatable target, and offering brief remarks.
• Polling cited by local outlets still places Mamdani in front in the multi-candidate field, even as figures such as Riley Gaines joined the online mockery by sharing her own heavier lifts.