Mamdani Begs Supporters for Money on His First Day as Mayor-Elect– www.westernjournal.com

It would almost be a funny, hypocritical bit of parody — if it weren’t so darn serious.

Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor-elect of New York City, is taking an expected victory lap after his Tuesday night special election win.

(Mamdani beat out independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and distant-third-place Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Former Mayor Eric Adams was also on the ballot, though he had withdrawn from the race prior.)

Mamdani took to X to celebrate his win and announce his initial transition plans.

See if you can find the joke (and no, I’m not talking about his horrifically phony smile) in the clip below:

Thank you, New York City. Together we made history.

Now let’s get to work. https://t.co/G7F2sbda74 pic.twitter.com/GQABMqJHgn

— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) November 5, 2025