Hollywood celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic mayoral primary win: ‘A new hope’
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Hollywood celebrities have celebrated Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic mayoral primary win in New York by praising him and showing their support to him.
Mamdani won the primary against his rival, former governor Andrew Cuomo, on Tuesday, June 24.
The 33-year-old state assemblyman will now reportedly be seen in the race for New York City mayor in November of this year.
His victory has now been hailed by many famous names.
Cynthia Nixon calls Zohran Mamdani’s win ‘so deeply needed’
Pakistani-American comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani posted on Bluesky, “Dear Dems: this is what we want. This is who we want. Listen to us.”
Actor Kal Penn shared on Instagram, “@zohrankmamdani we are so proud of you & love you so much. ❤️🗽🇺🇸.”
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The former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration also placed Mamdani’s quote that read, “I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all.”
The ‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill simply wrote, “#ANewHope,” with a photo of Mamdani and a text over it which said, “Andrew Cuomo concedes New York mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.”
‘Sex and The City’ star Cynthia Nixon celebrated Mamdani’s win as she posted on Instagram, “One of the greatest nights ever! Zohran’s victory was so hard-fought, so hard-won and so deeply needed.”
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“Thank you forever to everyone who believed in his campaign—who knocked doors, who called, who texted, who donated, who spoke to family, friends, co-workers and strangers about Zohran and his vision for a NYC we can all afford. The world’s a little brighter today,” the 59-year-old said, who had even hosted a fundraiser for Mamdani.
Actor-comedian Patton Oswalt wrote on BlueSky, “Will no one stop this maniac who wants to make life easier for people?!?!!”
‘Star Trek’ star George Takei wrote, “Congratulations to the new mayor elect of New York, Zohran Mamdani! He ran a campaign that should be studied by students of politics for years to come.”
Zohran Mamdani claims to have 'made history' after his win
Meanwhile, after his victory, Mamdani said, as per BBC, “Tonight, we made history. I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City.”
At a recent event, he even said, “This is a city where one in four of its people are living in poverty, a city where 500,000 kids go to sleep hungry every night. And ultimately, it's a city that is in danger of losing that which makes it so special.”
But his proposals, like free bus service citywide and a chain of city-owned grocery stores focused on affordability, have faced scrutiny, as reported by Breitbart.
Laura Gillen calls Zohran Mamdani’s proposals ‘unachievable’
In a statement, Representative Laura Gillen (D-NY) said, “His entire campaign has been built on unachievable promises and higher taxes, which is the last thing New York needs.”
“Beyond that, Mr. Mamdani has called to defund the police and has demonstrated a deeply disturbing pattern of unacceptable antisemitic comments which stoked hate at a time when antisemitism is skyrocketing,” Gillen added.
