NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani 'heeds critics' and goes back to Africa - for a visit
New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is visiting his birth country of Uganda to celebrate his recent marriage and take a short break from the campaign trail ahead of the November election.
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00:00New York City's Democratic mayoral nominee Zoran Mamdani is visiting his birthplace of Uganda to celebrate his recent marriage and take a short break from the campaign trail ahead of the November election.
00:13Mamdani, shown here campaigning in New York, announced the trip in a video posted to social media.
00:20In the video, he jokes that he's decided to heed the advice of some online critics to go back to Africa.
00:26But he says he wants to apologize to haters because he'll be back in New York at the end of July.
00:32The 33-year-old state assemblyman has been under attack from opponents and even members of his own party since he beat former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to the Democratic nomination.
00:44His opponents in November include Cuomo and incumbent mayor Eric Adams.
00:49Mamdani was born in Kampala to Indian parents and moved to New York when he was seven.
00:54He was naturalized as an American citizen in 2018.
