Zohran Mamdani praised for 'fantastic' question-dodging on presidential eligibility

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was praised for being "fantastic" at dodging questions by podcast host Jillian Superstar on Wednesday after she asked the socialist mayor if he would run for president if he could.

"If you could run for president, would you?" Superstar asked during her "360 with Jillian" podcast.

Mamdani said he thankfully never had to worry about it, referring to the fact that he was born in Uganda.

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"And I think it's hard to think of a better job than this. And I know that you'll hear so many politicians say that. But my point is just like … You wake up in New York City, you go to sleep in New York City. The whole day is in New York City. What more could you want? Yeah, it's just I don't know. It is a dream," he added.

Superstar then said, "You're good. You can teach a master class on dodging questions. That was fantastic."

During an interview with ABC's Jonathan Karl on Sunday, Mamdani was asked whether he supported an amendment to the Constitution to change the rule that candidates for president must be born in the U.S.

"I think the Constitution looks good the way it is," he responded.

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Fox News Digital confirmed Wednesday that Mamdani had been speaking with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Mamdani, in an interview on SiriusXM's "The Clay Cane Show" on Wednesday, confirmed the call with Harris.

"The vice president reached out to have a conversation, and we've had a brief conversation. We've been in touch over the last few months, and I really do appreciate her outreach," the mayor said.

The phone call with Mamdani, first reported by Axios, along with other closed-door meetings with progressive groups, suggests Harris is trying to shore up support from factions of the party that didn’t support her during her 2024 run.

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The news comes after several Mamdani-backed socialist candidates swept their primaries in June over establishment Democrats.

The three congressional candidates that he endorsed in the primary — Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier — were all victorious, and are expected to cruise to victory against their Republican opponents in November.