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Democratic House minority leader Hakim Jeffrees refused to release the support of Zoharan Mamdani, the candidate of the Samajwadi Mayor of New York City, and said that the recent controversy over a rented mamdani living in a rented apartment is a “legitimate issue”.
“Okay, this is an issue for the state MLAs and the state government to work,” Jeffrees told CNBC on Thursday morning when Mammadani asked about staying in a stable apartment in the Queens, despite making close to $ 150,000 in a year.
When the new Yorkers are pressed about, which make very little and do not have access to the rented controlled apartments, Jeffrees said, “This is a valid issue that has been raised, and the campaign is going to address it.”
Mammadani has faced intensive criticism to stay in a rented controlled apartments, campaigning on the need for affordable housing, including her rival, former village Andrew Kuoomo. Floating law He has dubbed “Zoharan Law” to prevent high -income persons from occupying a stable apartment on rent.
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House minority leader Hakim Jeffrees said on Thursday that the questions about the status of NYC Samajwadi Mayor’s candidate Zoharan Mamdani are “valid”. (Getty)
Mamdani, who has earlier admitted that he is from a rich family, said that he had rented an apartment of 2,300 per month as an assembly and did not know at the time that he had signed the lease that it was a rent-host apartment.
This week, there was a case Killed with a morality complaint While urging to investigate the situation and questioning whether the socialist candidate got unfair assistance in securing the subsidized residence.
“Right-wing think tanks and pathetic efforts of the Maga billionaires failed to make NYC more economical to distract from Zoharan Mamdani’s mission, as he had done in primary, where New Yorsers rejected Andrew Kuomo into an abusive defeat.”
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Zoharan Mamdani answered the questions of reporters about protesters outside his anti -Trump program on the island of Stateen. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
Jeffrees sparked some pushbacks online from users who legalized Mamdani’s criticism, who suggested that Jeffreies had done wrong against Mamdani.
Democratic Speech Writer Alex Bradley “This man should not be a leader.” Posted on X“Weak where it matters, not the player of the team.”
NYU Institute for Public Knowledge Associate Director Michael Konsevikz “What is coward Posted on X. “It is deeply embarrassing that the Zeffribe is a leader of the Democratic Party.”
A Title from media Jeffrees’ remarks threw Mamdani “under the bus”.
Cuomo and Mamdani are being ahead with jabs on this issue, Mamdani is called out one after Cuomo Social media post It has been viewed more than 30 million times, “Mammadani immediately go out and give his affordable accommodation back to an unheard family, which requires it.”
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A Democrat from New York, Representative Hakim Jeffrees, Washington, DC, speaks on Thursday, February 6, 2025 during a news conference at US Capital in US. (Tireni L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Image)
In the CNBC interview, Jeffrees officially refused to support Mamdani despite praising his primary performance, where he “out” his opponents.
“But now, during the general election, of course, he is going to showcase a comprehensive voters, which include in many areas, which I represent in Brooklyn, that his ideas can really be put into reality, and this is the conversation that he is doing with me and with those who are with community leaders and residents in the 8th Congress district.”
Fox News Digital’s Alec Skyme contributed to this report
