Dem House leader Hakeem Jeffries still withholds endorsement after meeting with Zohran Mamdani

After meeting with leading New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a lukewarm statement that did not endorse the candidate.

Zohran Mamdani, left, is running for mayor of New York City. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on the right.  (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu; Kevin Dietsch )

Chermol said "the meeting between Leader Jeffries and Assemblyman Mamdani was constructive, candid and community-centered, with particular focus on affordability.

"Leader Jeffries and Assemblyman Mamdani discussed a variety of other important issues, including public safety, rising antisemitism, gentrification and the importance of taking back the House in 2026."

According to Chermol’s statement, the two "agreed to reconvene shortly, alongside other members of the New York City congressional delegation and a few high-level community leaders."

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New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. (Getty Images)

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Mamdani is running to unseat the current mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, who is running for re-election as an independent. He is also facing off against Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and activist Curtis Sliwa, who is the Republican Party nominee.

Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

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