New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reaffirmed his support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday, telling a reporter he “continues to support Congressman Jeffries and his bid to become the leader” if Democrats retake the House this fall.
The comment landed at a delicate moment for Jeffries, who spent the weekend fielding criticism over a private meeting with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and White House envoy.
Mamdani’s answer set off a wave of frustration among figures on the party’s left flank who had claimed him as their standard-bearer. Kshama Sawant, a socialist organizer and former Seattle city council member, wrote on social media that Mamdani “continues to support genocidal Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker” despite the Kushner meeting. She argued the Democratic Socialists of America’s strategy of working inside the Democratic Party is not working.
Ooooof. Mamdani is overall good, but he was never going to be the absolutist we need him to be.
You can be an absolutist and never get anything done. Or you can accomplish things. Jeffries needs to go absolutely. His response to getting caught out was so cringe and bad, that would be justification enough. But till he’s out. Mamdani is going to have to work with him some to accomplish things. Would it be awesome if Mamdani could virtue signal without repercussions?
.But for now he just needs to keep accomplishing things. If he stops accomplishing things and even trying to. While being buddy buddy and cordial with these horrible people. That’s when you come for him. Till then. Let him get his community free child care and clean the Subways or patch potholes and all the other things the people need.
Yeah, honestly, I genuinely do not get why he got up on a podium and said that. Un-fucking-believable and utterly baffling own-goal.
Oh, this one is just hilarious xD
His partnership with Hochul has paid off. Maybe he’s found a way to work with Jeffries, too.
hakeem is furthest thing from a leftist he is more right wing than not.
