Zohran Mamdani said he has spoken to Barack Obama “a number of times” since he trounced the Democratic establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo in the party’s mayoral primary.

Donovan Richards, a Democrat who has been serving the borough for over 13 years, urged the party to fall in line behind the 33-year-old mayoral nominee, as top New York Dems continue to drag their feet on publicly backing Mamdani.

al campaign in many ways — as Al Sharpton, Letitia James and other Democrats have noted — albeit on a much smaller political battlefield. But Obama and Mamdani also have the common experience of being Donald Trump’s bogeyman.

LAWRENCE JONES (CO-HOST): One thing I found interesting about this thing is Obama gives his stamp of of approval and sends his people in. So, Charlie, is Obama going back to his Bill Ayers ways of thinking, and endorsing the socialist?

Obama's former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes urges Democrats to abandon donor-dependent financing and facilitate younger, more diverse leadership.

Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha said former President Barack Obama and NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani are “more alike” than people think.