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Democratic socialist mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani unapologetically announced an extended travel to Africa connected Sunday while he campaigns to lead America's largest city.
Mamdani, who defeated Andrew Cuomo by much than 12 percent points past month, securing nan Democratic information for politician of New York City, released a video anticipating criticisms of his travel to Uganda.
In a defiant, yet playful tone, Mamdani called retired what he said person been "thousands" of messages connected X telling him to "go backmost to Uganda wherever you travel from and belong" and "go backmost to Africa."
"Being a leader intends listening, not conscionable to your supporters, but your critics too," Mamdani said. "And immoderate of these critics – particularly connected a definite website – person been giving maine accordant advice."
"I perceive you, and I agree. I'm going backmost to Uganda," Mamdani said.
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Zohran Mamdani attends an endorsement arena from Union DC 37 connected July 15, 2025, successful New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The mayoral hopeful said he was headed to Uganda "in a individual capacity" to observe his matrimony to his wife, Rama, pinch their family and friends.
"I do want to apologize to nan haters, because I will beryllium coming back," he said. Mamdani added successful nan accompanying X station that he'd beryllium backmost "by nan extremity of nan month."
Attempting to asseverate power complete nan narrative, Mamdani offered immoderate imaginary headlines condemning his overseas travel.
"And since you will undoubtedly publication astir this travel successful nan New York Post, inshallah [Arabic for God willing], connected nan beforehand page, present are a fewer of my humble suggestions for headlines," Mamdani said, jabbing astatine nan New York-based newspaper.
He projected tabloid headlines including "M.I.A.? Mandani successful Africa," "Uganda Miss Me," aliases "He's Kampala-etely Crazy," a reference to Kampala, nan superior and largest metropolis of Uganda.
Mamdani besides suggested nan headlines: "He Africa-n't Be Serious!" and "Carl Kampalanile Investigates Mamdani" – a satirical return connected nan sanction of American investigative journalist Carl Bernstein, who uncovered nan Watergate scandal.
"Zo-Running Away?" Mamdani said, offering 1 past imagined header earlier nan video showed himself and different run protagonist waving to nan camera and nan surface fading to "Zohran for Mayor."

Zohran Mamdani speaks astatine an endorsement arena from Union DC 37 connected July 15, 2025, successful New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Mamdani holds dual U.S. and Ugandan citizenship. He was calved successful Uganda and was raised successful South Africa until moving to New York City astatine property 7.
He owns 4 acres of undeveloped onshore successful Jinja, Uganda, that's weighted betwixt $150,000 and $250,000, nan New York Post antecedently reported, citing Mamdani's 2024 New York Legislative Ethics filing.
Despite this, resurfaced societal media video shows Mamdani successful nan past has floated nan "abolition of backstage property" – a rule of communism.
His mother is an acclaimed Indian American filmmaker. She reportedly owned a astir $2 cardinal New York City loft for astir a decade earlier precocious trading nan property, according to nan Post.
His begetter is simply a Columbia University professor who sits connected nan advisory assembly of an anti-Israel organization. The statement supports boycotts and sanctions of Israel, routinely accuses nan Israeli authorities of committing "genocide," and has expressed sympathy for termination bombers.
Mamdani's candidacy has sparked interest from nan Jewish community, arsenic he declined to condemn nan word "globalize nan intifada" – a stance he has since walked back while courting section business owners. Meanwhile, New York City assemblage campuses, including Columbia University, person faced rising antisemitism and anti-Israel protests and encampments successful nan aftermath of nan Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas terrorists successful Israel.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani participate an elevator aft a gathering successful nan Dirksen Senate Office Building connected July 16, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Mamdani himself has defended BDS, aliases nan Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, saying astatine a May municipality hall that nan anti-Israel activity "is accordant pinch my halfway of my politics, which is nonviolence."
Critics of Mamdani person besides condemned really he's campaigned connected socialist ideals, including government-run market stores and rent freezes, contempt his able upbringing.
Having won nan Democratic mayoral primary, Mamdani has emerged arsenic nan frontrunner, and he is backed by progressives successful Congress, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., person been much cautious pinch Mamdani.
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It's highly uncommon for candidates who triumph nan Democratic mayoral superior to suffer nan November wide election, but Mamdani still faces Cuomo, who formally declared his independent mayoral bid past week. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams is besides moving arsenic an independent, arsenic is erstwhile national charismatic Jim Walden. "Guardian Angels" laminitis Curtis Sliwa is nan Republican mayoral candidate.
Fox News' Andrew Mark Miller, Cameron Cawthorne and Deirdre Heavy contributed to this report.
Danielle Wallace is simply a breaking news and authorities newsman astatine Fox News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and connected X: @danimwallace.