New York City’s mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has drawn unexpected praise from billionaire Elon Musk, a former ally of Donald Trump, who called the assemblyman the “future" of the Democratic Party.

“Zohran is the future of the Democratic Party," Musk wrote on Monday in response to a video of New York Governor Kathy Hochul endorsing Mamdani during a rally in New York City.

Zohran is the future of the Democratic Party https://t.co/qwkBimPBby — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 27, 2025

Mamdani, 33, has built his campaign around housing affordability, rent control, and higher taxes on wealthy earners. The video shared by Musk featured Hochul rallying supporters to back Mamdani in the upcoming mayoral race, in which he faces Republican Curtis Sliwa and Independent Andrew Cuomo. The Democr

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