‘I Won’t Require Everyone to Eat Halal Food’ as Mayor, Insists Zohran Mamdani on The Daily Show

Charlie Nash Oct 28th, 2025, 6:27 am

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani insisted he would not “require everyone to eat halal food,” despite claims to the contrary, during an appearance on with Jon Stewart , Monday.

Asked about his efforts to win over skeptical voters who are concerned about the likelihood of him becoming the next mayor of New York City, Mamdani told Stewart:

I don’t begrudge New Yorkers who are skeptical because they’ve also lived through tens of millions of dollars of commercials telling them to fear me. You know, they have lived through waking up every morning and seeing a photo of me and just feeling, “Oh my God,” because the language tha

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