Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday he had spoken with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, following the 34-year-old’s electoral win in the Senate leader’s hometown.
Schumer repeatedly passed up opportunities to endorse Mamdani after several conversations between the two New Yorkers. On Tuesday, Schumer declined to say whom he voted for in the mayoral election, sharing only that he looked forward to “working with the next mayor to help New York City.”
The Senate Democratic leader said at a Wednesday press conference that he and Mamdani “had a very, very good conversation” in which they discussed their shared commitment to…
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