Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Friday held what he referred to as a “constructive” assembly with Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, however the Home minority chief isn’t endorsing Mamdani simply but.
After the hourlong sit down at an East New York workplace house, the pair agreed to fulfill once more quickly with members of town’s congressional delegation and neighborhood leaders.
“The meeting… was constructive, candid and community-centered, with a focus on affordability,” stated Justin Chermol, a spokesman for Jeffries.
The 2 males additionally mentioned antisemitism, crime, gentrification and the Democratic effort to win again Congress within the 2026 midterms, Chermol stated.
Mamdani’s marketing campaign stated the Queens assemblyman was “pleased to meet” Jeffries.
Jeffries didn’t make an endorsement in final month’s Democratic main during which Mamdani romped to victory over ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a subject of different candidates.
The highest Democrat within the Home has stayed on the fence since Mamdani’s win, whilst different outstanding Democrats who backed Cuomo have gotten in line behind the celebration’s normal bearer. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has taken an analogous noncommittal stance and has stated he plans to fulfill with Mamdani quickly in New York.
Mamdani will run within the November normal election in opposition to Republican Curtis Sliwa, with incumbent Eric Adams and Cuomo each operating as independents.
The charismatic Metropolis Corridor candidate drew rave critiques from Democratic members of Congress after a whirlwind go to to Washington, D.C. on Thursday organized by his ally, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He additionally met with progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, who praised him as an vital new voice within the Democratic Get together.
Regardless of the groundswell of assist for Mamdani within the metropolis, some reasonable Democratic leaders fear Republicans may use him as a poster little one for the celebration’s leftward drift.
