Mayor-elect of New York City Zohran Mamdani (L) and his spouse Rama Duwaji (R) wave to the crowd during an election night party hosted by the Democratic nominee in the Brooklyn borough of New York, USA, 04 November 2025. SARAH YENESEL/EPA/Shutterstock

Having fallen in love with the sound of his own voice and apparently convinced he is heaven-sent, a besotted Zohran Mamdani missed the warning that you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

So it was that his victory speech Tuesday night had no hint of grace or gratitude to New York or America.

Its sneering, triumphalist tone was especially unbecoming for an immigrant in a city that generously opened its arms to embrace him and his family decades ago.

Rather than any expression of appreciation, his relentless criticis

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