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Mamdani Battles Islamophobic Threats and Viral Misinformation After Primary Shock

His new role as presumptive Democratic nominee triggers an NYPD hate‐crime probe into bomb threats.

Melissa DeRosa, then the secretary to the governor, right, listens as then-Gov. Cuomo speaks during his daily coronavirus press briefing at SUNY Upstate Medical University on April 28, 2020 in Syracuse, New York.
Signs in support of Cuomo lie discarded after his primary election night rally in New York City, U.S., June 24, 2025.
Cuomo, left, and Mamdani, second from the right, present arguments as Whitney Tilson, second from the left, and Michael Blake, right, look on during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, at NBC's 30 Rockefeller Center studios in New York on June 4, 2025.

Overview

  • Zohran Mamdani secured a surprise victory over Andrew Cuomo in the June 24 Democratic primary to become the party’s presumptive New York City mayoral nominee.
  • Snopes fact-checked a viral video claiming to show Muslim celebrations for Mamdani’s win and traced it to a pre-election ritual filmed in Azerbaijan.
  • Mary Trump called the barrage of anti-Muslim attacks “extraordinarily dangerous” and warned that bigotry against Mamdani will intensify.
  • The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force has opened an investigation into bomb threats and other violent incidents targeting his campaign.
  • Conservative reactions have splintered, with President Trump labeling him a “100% Communist Lunatic” even as Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene praised his focus on local issues.