Progressive activist David Hogg wants “a damn answer” from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who has yet to endorse New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, but shared a theory as to why this hasn’t happened.
During an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Weekend: Primetime,” cohost Elise Jordan played a clip of Jeffries refusing to endorse Mamdani in an interview earlier Sunday morning. She then visibly chuckled while noting that he just “can’t seem to give an answer.”
“Yeah, it is not a complicated question,” Hogg said. “Are you going to endorse the Democratic nominee for the city that you represent part of or are you not? It is not rocket science — are you going to endorse him or are you not?”
Mamdani handily defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic primary election earlier this year. When asked Sunday on CNN’s “The State of the Union” why he continues to withhold his endorsement, Jeffries claimed that he hasn’t.
“We are engaging in a conversation about the future of New York City, about the issues that need to be addressed, particularly the housing crisis,” he argued, adding: “These are all issues to be worked through, and we’ll continue to work through them.”
