New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he does not want New York City Councilman Chi Ossé, a fellow progressive, to run for Congress — yet.
In an interview on Wednesday, Mamdani said it is “not the time” for Ossé to primary House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), but it was reported that Mamdani privately does not want Ossé to run.
“I think that right now is not the time to be engaging in that kind of a primary, I think the focus should be on delivering on this affordability agenda,” Mamdani said.
Ossé filed to run for Congress on Monday, saying afterward that he is “exploring” a run against Jeffries. He added that the Democratic Party has failed to fight back against President Donald Trump and
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