New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reaffirmed his support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday, telling a reporter he “continues to support Congressman Jeffries and his bid to become the leader” if Democrats retake the House this fall.
The comment landed at a delicate moment for Jeffries, who spent the weekend fielding criticism over a private meeting with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and White House envoy.
Mamdani’s answer set off a wave of frustration among figures on the party’s left flank who had claimed him as their standard-bearer. Kshama Sawant, a socialist organizer and former Seattle city council member, wrote on social media that Mamdani “continues to support genocidal Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker” despite the Kushner meeting. She argued the Democratic Socialists of America’s strategy of working inside the Democratic Party is not working.
He’s smart enough to know that if we continue to split, the republicans will keep winning, and that the country can’t afford that…
There is an old saying, Democrats fall in love, republicans fall in line.
It’s true.
If Hakkeem Jeffries wins then Republicans already won. Jeffries just met with Kushner.
We don’t know what that means… No-one does. I mean, it’s just as likely Jeffries told him to get fucked.
And I maintain, the worst democrat is still better than the best republican.
This is how functional democracies are supposed to work.
Functional democracies are supposed to work on the basis of communication and compromise. They are not necessarily supposed to gatekeep that communication through the President’s son-in-law, though. But, these are the times that we live in right now.
Hakim is the total opposite of everything progressist stand for. Why would you compromise with someone who is going to sabotage you?
Meeting with the unelected son in law of the president?
Liberals will defend the wildest stuff when Mamdani is involved.