Mamdani taunts critics with overseas trip to Uganda during NYC mayoral campaign

Democratic Socialist Mayorl candidate Zoharan Mamdani on Sunday announced an extended trip to Africa, while he campaigns to lead the US’s largest city.

Mamdani, who defeated Andrew Kuomo by more than 12 percent points last month, earning a Democratic nomination for the Mayor of New York City, estimated his visit to Uganda.

In a disregard, yet in playful tone, Mamdani said that what he said is “thousands of messages” on X, which “go back to Uganda to return to Uganda where you come and” go back to Africa. ”

“Being a politician means, not only his supporters, but also to your critics,” said Mammadani. “And some of these critics – especially on a certain website – are consistently advising me.”

“I listen to you, and I agree. I am going back to Uganda,” said Mammadani.

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Mayorl Hopful said that he was leading “in a personal ability” to celebrate his marriage with his wife, Ram, his family and friends.

“I want to apologize to the hate, because I will come back,” he said. Mamdani added to the X post that he would “return by the end of the month.”

Attempting to control the story, Mamdani offered some imaginary headlines condemning his foreign journey.

“And since you will undoubtedly read about this journey in New York Post, Inshallah [Arabic for God willing]On the front page, some of my humble suggestions are made for the headlines here, “Mamdani said,” Jobing in a New York -based newspaper. ”

He proposed tabloid headlines, including “Mia? Mandani in Africa,” “Uganda Miss Me,” or “She Kampala-Elastic Crazy”, the reference to Kampala, the capital and the largest city of Uganda.

Mamdani also suggested the headlines: “He is not serious!” And “Carl Compalanil investigated the case” – a satirical named after American investigative journalist Carl Bernstein, which exposed the Watergate scam.

“Zo-hanging ale?” “Before the video, a last imagination before the video was offering himself and another expedition waving for the camera and fading to the screen for” Zoharan for Mayor “,” said Mammadani.

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Mamdani holds citizenship of dual US and Uganda. He was born in Uganda and was raised in South Africa until he went to New York City at the age of 7.

He owns the four acres of underdeveloped land in Uganda, Uganda, which is worth between $ 150,000 and $ 250,000, New York Post Earlier reported, Mamdani’s 2024 New York Legislativeness Citing Ethics Filting.

Despite this, the revived social media video shows that in the past, Mamdani has swimmed “abolition of private property” – a theory of communism.

His mother is a acclaimed Indian American filmmaker. He reportedly recently owned a New York City Machchan of about $ 2 million for nearly a decade before selling property. For post.

His father is a Professor of a Columbia University who sits in the Advisory Council of an anti -Israeli organization. The organization supports the boycott and restrictions of Israel, accusing the Israeli government of “genocide” regularly, and has expressed sympathy to suicidal attackers.

Mamdani’s candidature has expressed concern with the Jewish community, as he refused to condemn the term “Intefada a global” – a stance that he has gone back to attacking the local business owners. Meanwhile, in New York City College campuses including Columbia University, on October 7, 2023, Hamas militants have faced the attacks of attacks by Hamas terrorists and have suffered anti -Antimitism and anti -Israeli protests and infiltration.

Mamdani himself has defended BDS, or boycott, division and restrictions, in the May 1, saying that the anti -Israeli movement “is in line with the origin of my politics, which is non -violence.”

Mamdani critics have also condemned how they campaigned on socialist ideals, despite the government -run grocery stores and rented, despite their rich upbringing.

After winning the Democratic Mayorl Primary, the Mamdani has emerged as the Frontner, and is supported by the progressives in the Congress, including Rape Alexandria Okasio-Cortes, DN.Y., and Sen Burney Sanders, I-VT.

Senate Minority Leaders Chak Shumar, DNY., And House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffrees, DNY., Have been more alert with Mamdani.

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This is extremely rare for the candidates who win Democratic Meerl Primary to lose in the November general election, but Mamdani still faces Kuoomo, who formally declared his independent mayor’s dialect formally. Holonged Mayor Eric Edams is also running as an independent, as is the former federal prosecutor Jim Walden. “Guardian Angels” founder Curtis Sliva Republican mayorl candidate.

Fox News’ Andrew Mark Miller, Cameron Cowthorn and Diardre Heavy contributed to this report.