NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters at a town hall in Brooklyn on Saturday, slamming President Donald Trump and boosting their shared progressive message as Mamdani works to energize his base in the final weeks of the New York City mayor's race .
The crowd was friendly, and the reception was almost entirely warm.
The idea of health care as a human right? Cheers. The mere mention of Trump? Heavy boos. The notion of an oligarchy? Even more boos. At one point, the crowd chanted the campaign slogans that helped Mamdani win the Democratic nomination in the race.
“We will freeze the?” Mamdani asked. The booming response: “Rent!”
“Make buses fast and?," he continued.
“Free!," the audience yelled.
The town hall — part of Sanders' “Fighting Olig