On 'Daily Show,' Mamdani Makes Play for 'New Yorkers Who Are Skeptical'
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, made a pitch toward voters skeptical of his youth and inexperience on Monday night in an interview with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show.”
“I don’t begrudge New Yorkers who are skeptical” Mr. Mamdani, 34, said on the show, which was taped on Thursday before airing at 11 p.m. Eastern time.
“I will freeze the rent,” he said. “I won’t defund the police. I will make buses fast and free. I won’t decriminalize misdemeanors. I will deliver universal child care. I won’t require everyone to eat halal food.”
Mr. Mamdani’s 21-minute interview on “The Daily Show,” coming in the closing phase of a bitterly fought general election contest, was friendly territory.
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