Overview

• On June 26, Erin Burnett aired a 2019 music video of Zohran Mamdani rapping shirtless under his former stage name “Mr. Cardamom.”
• Burnett pressed Mamdani on his readiness to manage New York City’s $112 billion budget and eight million residents.
• Mamdani defended his candidacy by citing a campaign infrastructure built from two employees to 50,000 volunteers.
• The footage included lyrics applauding the “Holy Land Five,” who were convicted in 2008 of providing material support to Hamas.
• Rapper 50 Cent publicly offered Mamdani $258,000 to withdraw from the mayoral race.