Top NY Dem Defends Saying ‘NO’ When Asked If Mamdani is the Future of the Democratic Party

Alex Griffing Nov 3rd, 2025, 4:55 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) defended and doubled down on saying that he does not view Zohran Mamdani as the future of the Democratic Party during a Monday presser on Capitol Hill.

CNN’s Manu Raju asked Jeffries, “Please speak to progressives who are disappointed in your slow embrace of Zohran Mamdani, and yesterday saying you do not believe he’s the future of the party.”

“What I indicated is that I truly believe, as many of us do, that Donald Trump represents an existential threat to everything. That in order for us to get from where we are to where we need to go and end the national nightmare, House Democrats are going to have to be

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