Overview
- Zohran Mamdani publicly endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill in her bid for New Jersey governor during PIX11 on Politics interviews.
- He accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Trump of conspiring to rig the New York City mayoral election, citing reports of communications between the two.
- Andrew Cuomo called the claims baseless “nonsense,” and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated that Trump has no intention of intervening in the race.
- Mamdani defended his $6 billion universal childcare plan as central to his affordability agenda, forecasting it would pay for itself by keeping families in the city.
- He confirmed he has not communicated with President Trump and vowed to resist any federal overreach, expressing openness to collaboration on affordability initiatives.