Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, New York City natives who lead their parties’ caucuses in each chamber of Congress, quickly issued statements saying they had spoken to Mamdani and praising the campaign he ran. They stopped short of endorsing him.

President Donald Trump labeled New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee a “100% Communist Lunatic” on Wednesday, one day after Zohran Mamdani clinched the primary. “It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line,

Mamdani’s mother, Mira Nair, is an award-winning filmmaker whose credits include “Monsoon Wedding,” “The Namesake” and “Mississippi Masala.” His father, Mahmood Mamdani, is an anthropology professor at Columbia University.