Zohran Mamdani was elected as the new mayor of New York City on November 5, 2025, becoming the first Muslim and Indian American to hold the position.
However, the historic win quickly sparked mixed reactions online. Many from the left praised Mamdani’s grassroots campaign and progressive platform, while others, particularly from conservative circles, expressed outrage, focusing on his religion and ethnicity rather than his policies.
One X user posted a side-by-side image of the 9/11 attacks next to a photo of Mamdani and captioned it: “IT’S OFFICIAL: New Yorkers forgot”, implying that voters had disregarded the tragedy while attacking Mamdani’s religious background.
AEW star Ricochet defended the newly elected mayor. He quoted the post and wrote: “Only racist people would be mad about this.”
WWE’s World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, who has often spoken about social issues and progressive politics, publicly endorsed Mamdani’s historic victory.
The Best In The World shared the following statement from the Chicago Teachers Union on his Instagram story:
“Two years ago, a multiracial, multiethnic, and multigenerational movement of everyday voters elected a middle school teacher—the son of Black migrants who utilized the Greenbook to escape the horrors of Mississippi’s fascist Jim Crow Laws—to lead the city of Chicago.
And tonight, in New York City, that same powerful coalition of working-class people has done it again—this time electing the son of an immigrant, Zohran Mamdani, as the next mayor of the largest city in the country.
Running on a platform rooted in the realities of working families, including lowering the cost of living, expanding affordable housing, and uplifting the poor, Mamdani’s success is a clear signal of what’s possible when candidates center the lived experiences of the people they serve instead of the billionaire class. It shows what happens when politics is no longer just about power, but about purpose.
More than just bold policies that make the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share, Mamdani’s campaign modeled a new path forward for both the country and the Democratic Party.
Rather than merely talking about Black, Latine, LGBTQIA+, and immigrant voters, his campaign showed up by listening and building trust and power. They didn’t just ask for votes; they built a movement that honors the needs of low-income and poor families.”
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