Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic Minority leader from Brooklyn, is in discussions to endorse lefty Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani for mayor, sources said Sunday.

“Both Hakeem and I have been in conversations with Mamdani and [adviser] Patrick Gaspard about a possible endorsement,” Rev. Al Sharpton told The Post.

Gaspard, the former ambassador to South Africa and political director to ex President Barack Obama, has emerged as key adviser to Mamdani with key constituencies and business leaders in the city, particularly in the black community.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is in talks to endorse socialist Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor. AP

Jeffries himself teased a potential Mamdani endorsement, when asked about the mayor’s race during an appearance on Al Sharpton’s MS

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