NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s father says he will keep ‘arm’s length’ from son’s upcoming administration
Zohran Mamdani’s father, Mahmood, will keep a distance from his son’s incoming administration, according to a new interview with the Ugandan-born academic released Tuesday. The 79-year-old professor spoke to The Guardian U.S. in the wake of his Democratic socialist son’s decisive mayoral election victory in New York City, where he is set to be sworn in as the new mayor Jan. 1. “As to how I will relate to Zohran’s administration, I think initially, at least, both Mira and I will have the relationship we did during the campaign, which is to stay at arm’s length, but always be available,” the elder Mamdani told the outlet. RESURFACED CLIP OF MAMDANI’S FATHER COMPARING ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO HITLER SPARKS VIRAL OUTRAGE: ‘WHAT A JOKE’ “Always be available for discussion, for sharing our point of view, but not mistaking ourselves for being him,” he added. Mahmood Mamdani, who is a professor of government and anthropology at Columbia University and director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) in Uganda, has also been promoting his new book, “Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State.” The work is described as a re-examination of Idi Amin’s Ugandan dictatorship. SOCIALIST SHOCKWAVE: ZOHRAN MAMDANI STUNS NYC AS VOTERS HAND POWER TO DEMOCRATS’ FAR-LEFT FLANK Speaking during The Guardian interview about political power, Mahmood Mamdani also said, “I don’t believe one should just stay away from power, but I don’t think we should embrace it. “Power is a fatal thing for intellectuals. It corrupts intellectuals. I’ve seen many, many, many a friend get corrupted in the process.” Born in India and raised in Uganda, Mahmood Mamdani was expelled in 1972 under Idi Amin’s decree targeting citizens of South Asian descent. He later became a U.S.-based academic and went on to teach at several leading universities. UNEARTHED MAMDANI COLLEGE NEWSPAPER WRITINGS PROMOTE ANTI-ISRAEL BOYCOTT, RAIL AGAINST ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’ Married to filmmaker Mira Nair since 1991, the two met while she was shooting “Mississippi Masala” in Uganda. Zohran was born in 1991, and went on to become a community organizer and New York State assemblymember representing Astoria, Queens. In the weeks leading up to Zohran’s New York City mayoral campaign, controversy surrounding Mahmood Mamdani surfaced after a video of him discussing America’s influence on global settler colonialism went viral. The clip, viewed more than 10 million times, featured him asserting in a 2022 panel discussion that the U.S. served as a model for subsequent settler-colonial projects, including those of Nazi Germany, Fox News Digital reported in July. Also, Mahmood Mamdani’s 2004 book, “Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror” that was reportedly dedicated to “Zohran and his mates” included a line arguing that suicide bombing “needs to be understood as a feature of modern political violence rather than stigmatized as a mark of barbarism.” Fox News Digital has reached out to Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for comment. Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
Fox News Politics Newsletter: House votes to release Epstein files
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… -Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional map -Democrat found texting Jeffrey Epstein faces House censure, committee removal threats –Blue school district hit with federal complaint alleging it ‘sidestepped’ law depriving parent of transparency The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein. It was the product of a months-long pressure campaign by Democrats and the bill’s leaders, Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif. Several of Epstein’s survivors were present in the House chamber during the vote as well and appeared to erupt in cheers when the resolution passed. All but one House lawmaker present in the chamber voted in favor of the bill, which passed 427 to 1. The lone “no” vote was Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., who posted on X shortly thereafter to explain his decision…READ MORE. DC REDUX: Power stripped from Education Department in latest Trump move to dismantle it ‘GET IT DONE, NOW’: Trump takes aim at ‘BIG, FAT, RICH INSURANCE COMPANIES,’ declares the ‘ONLY HEALTHCARE’ he’ll greenlight BIG-DOLLAR DEAL: Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman hikes committed US investment to nearly $1T ‘COMING TO RALEIGH’: Trump immigration enforcement focus to expand to new city, mayor indicates BROADCAST BRAWL: Trump erupts on ABC reporter over Epstein questions, suggests yanking network license BEIJING ON NOTICE: New Arctic discovery could deal massive blow to Chinese dominance of rare earth mineral DOOR SLAMMED SHUT: Ex-officials could get lifetime bans from lobbying for China, Russia under new bipartisan push FAITH UNDER SIEGE: US Ambassador Michael Waltz declares atrocities against Christians in Nigeria ‘genocide’ ICE COLD DEFENSE: Noem announces Arctic defense pact with Canada, Finland to counter rival powers DEMS IN DISARRAY: House Dems defy Jeffries, vote to rebuke progressive over controversial election move NO ESCAPE: Schumer says he’ll move to pass Epstein bill ‘immediately’ in Senate ‘REAL RECKONING’: Khanna, Massie, Greene urge Senate to pass Epstein bill unchanged, warn of ‘reckoning’ CRISIS WARNING: Lawmakers warned PennDOT of illegal immigrant-CDL crisis before bust; GOP demands answers from Shapiro DEMS RESIST RAIDS: North Carolina Democrats fall silent after ICE arrests dozens with violent records ‘RADICAL EXTREMISTS’: Texas Gov Abbott declares CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups, preventing land purchases Get the latest updates on the Trump administration and Congress, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.
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Entire Texas congressional delegation votes to release Epstein files
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