New York ¨C Former U.S. President Barack Obama called New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Saturday and offered to be a ¡°sounding board¡± if the 34-year-old front-runner wins the election. He also praised Mamdani¡¯s campaign.
The call, first reported by the New York Times, was confirmed by Mamdani¡¯s spokesperson.
¡°Zohran Mamdani appreciated President Obama¡¯s words of support and their conversation on the importance of bringing a new kind of politics to our city,¡± said Mamdani spokesperson Dora Pekec.
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