Obama Praises Zohran Mamdani’s ‘Impressive’ NYC Mayoral Campaign and Offers to Be A Mentor

Sean James Nov 1st, 2025, 6:03 pm

Former President Barack Obama (D) praised Zohran Mamdani , the Democratic Socialist who is the odds-on favorite to become the next mayor of New York City, for running an “impressive” campaign during a 30-minute phone call on Saturday, according to .

The ex-president also offered to be a “sounding board” to Mamdani, if he wins the election on Nov. 4. The 34-year-old Mamdani and Obama “discussed preliminary plans to meet in person at some point in Washington, though no meeting date has been set,” NYT reported .

Obama, the report noted, did not officially endorse Mamdani, which continued his “general practice” of not endorsing municipal candidates. But t

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