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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, postponed on critics Sunday, said they were attacking his “mythical” version by re-laying old tweets.
Since winning the Democratic primary, New York state legislators and self-proclaimed democratic socialists have become national figures. He’s facing a look back on both Republicans and Democrats In his past rhetoric and policy proposals, critics say he is too extreme.
Marcia Kramer, CBS New York chief political correspondent, interviews Mamdani His public safety planIn cases where people who are emotionally upset, this will deploy mental health workers instead of the NYPD. Critics believe that the plan will be equivalent to “sending someone with a clipboard.”
“They said it was inappropriate and that the person could be in danger. What is your answer?” Kramer asked.
New York City Democratic mayor nominee Zohran Mamdani talked with supporters at the Canvas Launch Tournament Sunday, August 17, 2025 at Prospect Park. (Deirdre Heaveny/Fox News Numbers)
“My answer is that many of my opponents, mainly Andrew Cuomo, want to debate my own version of myth, rather than the ones I’m actually mine,” Mamdani said. “They prefer to focus on tweets in 2020 than the platform in 2025. They do this because they know our ideas are popular and the directions we are proposing responds to the needs of New Yorkers in ways that go beyond the failed policies they hear from these old politicians.”
“What you really mean is the 2020 tweet – you’ve developed from it, you’ve changed, you’ve changed your perspective?” Kramer asked.
Mamdani agreed, saying past statements “difference to the campaign we are ongoing” and how he feels right now.
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New York City Democratic mayor nominee Zohran Mamdani is often criticized for her past views on policing. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid and the New York Police Department)
In 2020, Mamdani Asked to “return the police” and tagged as the New York Police Department “racist, anti-title and major threat to public safety.” The comments surfaced nationwide after a deadly mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan, killing four people, including an NYPD official.
New York City Democratic mayor nominee Zohran Mamdani spoke at the Bronx campaign Thursday, August 14, 2025. (Deirdre Heaveny/Fox News Numbers)
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The candidate also appeals Remove the statue Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
