New York Governor Kathy Hochul has officially endorsed far-left Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani in his campaign to become New York City’s next mayor. He is the favorite in a crowded race that includes Democrat-turned-independent and current Mayor Eric Adams, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
Hochul joined a growing list of Democrats who have endorsed Mamdani, including Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. The governor made her endorsement in an op-ed published in The New York Times. She attacked President Donald Trump in her endorsement by stating that she “needed to know the next mayor will not be someone who would surrender one inch” to the president.
Trump responded to Hochul’s endorsement of Mamdani in a post on Truth Social.
“Governor Kathy Hochul of New York has Endorsed the ‘Liddle’ Communist,’ Zohran Mamdani, running for Mayor of New York,” the President said. “This is a rather shocking development, and a very bad one for New York City. How can such a thing happen? Washington will be watching this situation very closely. No reason to be sending good money after bad! President DJT.”
The New York Post reported that Hochul likely endorsed Mamdani to unite the Democrat Party’s far-left base in her state. The newspaper specifically reported that Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado was “gaining ground on her” in the Democrat primary in the gubernatorial race – placing added pressure on Hochul to shore up her support among her left-wing base.
In a post on Monday, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik stated that Hochul endorsed “the antisemite Communist who the majority of NYC voters oppose.” She added to her sentiments in a later post on Monday night.
“Families across New York State want safety, a secure border, and sanity,” Stefanik said. “The Worst Governor in America @KathyHochul gives them Commie Mamdani – defund cops, higher taxes, open borders, no jails. Criminals and illegal first, New Yorkers LAST.”
As AMAC Newsline previously reported, Mamdani won the Democrat primary in the NYC mayoral race by defeating Cuomo and a host of other challengers. Mamdani ran on a platform of freezing rent, creating city-owned grocery stores, turning New York into a “LGBTQIA+ sanctuary city,” and protecting illegal aliens from deportation. In 2020, he stated that “queer liberation means defund the police.”
Mamdani is a migrant from Africa who only became a citizen in 2018. He has publicly made anti-Israel statements, including previously defending the chant “globalize the intifada.” This is widely recognized as a call for genocide against Jews and the destruction of Israel. Mamdani also had a failed rapping career where he “rapped about his ‘love’ for Hamas terror-funding group ‘Holy Land Five.’”
Peter Navarro, who currently serves as Senior Counselor to the President for Trade and Manufacturing, also accused Mamdani of holding dangerous views in a post on X last week.
“Mamdani is nothing more than a con man – a communist positioning himself as a moderate, evoking the ghost of Hugo Chávez,” Navarro said. “The son of a Columbia professor who admitted benefiting from ‘nepotism,’ he calls himself a socialist while living in cosseted privilege.”
Mamdani has a healthy lead in the latest RealClearPolitics polling average, pulling in 43 percent of the vote compared to Cuomo’s 25.2 percent. Sliwa is sitting at 14.4 percent, while Adams comes in fourth at just 8.8 percent.
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This woman is a total bag of garbage. Instead of having her face lifted, she should try going to church to have her soul lifted!
Too bad that New York City residents have not awaken up to the Left’s antics. People have a choice, but a majority will choose wrong and pay the penalty for their ignorance after the fact as their situations becomes more dire. It is getting to the point that it is not worth traveling into the northeast part of our nation.
Talk about “sheep being led to the slaughter”! ????
I HOPE that this is political suicide for every politician who has come out in support of this Communist. I can already see the ads running in 2026. If one GOOD thing comes out of this, it will be that voters decide that they must ALL go, and New York will survive. This will not end well for the city if he gets elected.
What is wrong with the left???? Do they really want to live in a socialist government and country???
Wake up New York!!! You are losing your city as you sit back and watch. Your city is the most “diverse” city in America. Michigan did nothing in the early stages….now look. That what you want???
If the people vote Mamdani in, the they’ll get what deserve from the far left socialist.
Kathy Hochuls endorsing mandani is disgusting but not unexpected or surprising she continues to put her partisan hatred for the president and her need for power first
With Governor Kathy Hochul’s endorsement of Commie Mamdani, New Yorkers will definitely vote him in as Mayor of New York City. Now is the time for all major corporations to begin scoping-out other states to move to. New York City will no longer be the financial capitol of the world.
The insane now running the asylum! The main sickos leading all the other sickos! ????????????????
Hochul reminds me of some other famous phonies – Kamala, Schifty, Hillary and countless other Dems. Kathy cares about Kathy. She has no soul. End of story!
After Bill DeBlasio you’d think they’d learn.
The Democratic Party are showing their true colors, they are trash and they need to pay for what they have done to our country!!!
Why is AMAC titling him a “Socialist”? He clearly supports crazy communist ideologies. If AMAC won’t identify him properly who will?
This governor is a train wreck. Unfortunately NYS voters are usually out-voted by the NYC voters as the rest of the state is mostly more conservative. Hochul does whatever she thinks will help her; very little interest in governing except to enjoy her status and power. She is horrible and should be voted out. The only reason she’s aligned herself with Mamdani is that she thinks his voters will sweep her back into power. Were that not true, she would be out.
If you do not think evil has entered the hearts of people, think again. The time is here and now.
Thats nuts! If New York travels down that rat hole it will lose everything. Already, so many have left NYC for greener pastures. The Big Apple is showing signs of rot.
If (God forbid!) Mamdani is elected mayor. New York city won’t have a future because his policies will drive even more people from the city
Birds of a feather…
If anyone needed further proof that democRATS are anti United States Constitution, here’s your sign
This woman is the face of EVIL and needs to be ousted !! period.
Commie Mamdani wouldn’t dare talk about “queer liberation” back where he was born.
Just seeing the people that back him would make me vote for someone else if I knew nothing else about him.
Would you buy a used from that face? Or listen to it about ANYthing? Egad…
The Wicked Witch of the Left.
This article identifies a coven of Communist. Is this truly what the people of New York want? Communism?
She just proved again how much of an idiot she is!
It’s plain to see that the dumbing down of government education in New York has been a resounding success. Anyone that votes for these two communist idiots are in fact dumb asses.
She is, purely & simply a socialist and doesn’t care about her conservative constituents. I wouldn’t go fishing with her!!
The Texas Triangle between Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston (encompassing Fort Worth & Austin) is the fastest growing global business district in the country. Many New York City businesses/corporations would do well in the free state of Texas.
Have not the democrap New Yorkers ever hear of “if it’s too good to be true; apparently not. They’re so mesmerized by the shiny object, they can’t see they’re being scammed, deceived & tricked into some ideology/idiotology that is absolutely false. If they vote this communist in office they will get what they deserve! God have mercy!
This classless group of public officials need to be turned out to pasture. The possibility of any of them being elected to public office reflects very poorly upon my fellow citizens in the state and municipalities of New York. Messaging is critical, as is a major effort to “turn out the (best) vote.”
No “Surprise” there, The “Democrats” ALWAYS side with the Bad Guys!
We have tried to get rid of her, but blind people in NY vote for her. Some say it’s a step forward for women, but why do they choose being a woman instead of policies that are good for the people of NY State? Living in NY State, I wish more people used their brains when voting.
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