Jeffries calls Mamdani’s rent-controlled apartment dispute “legal”

Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic House Minority Leader, once again refuses to give a approval New York City Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said the recent controversy over Mamdani living in rent-stable apartments is a “legal issue”.

“It sounds nice, it’s a matter of state legislators and state government exercise,” Jeffries told CNBC on Thursday morning.

“This is a reasonable problem and the sport will have to be addressed,” Jeffries said of a decrease in income for New Yorkers and unable to access rent-controlled apartments.

Mamdani Floating legislation He called it the “Zoran’s Law” to prevent high-income individuals from occupying apartments with stable rents.

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Mamdani, there Have been acknowledged before He comes from a wealthy family and says he rented a $2,300 per month apartment before becoming a councillor and didn’t know it was a stable rental apartment when he signed the lease.

This week, Mamdani is Suffered from moral complaints Urge the investigation into the situation and question whether socialist candidates have received improper assistance to ensure housing subsidies.

“The sad attempts of right-wing think tanks and magazine billionaires have made Zohran Mamdani fail the mission of making NYC more affordable, just as they did in the main failure of New Yorkers humiliated to Andrew Cuomo,” Mamdani Spokespers Sopokespers Sopokespers Sopokespers Sopokespers erse dora pekec told New York New York.

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Zohran Mamdani answered questions from journalists outside of anti-Trump activities on Staten Island. (Deirdre Heaveny/Fox News Numbers)

Jeffries legalized criticism of Mamdani, which triggered a push from some users who thought Jeffries was wrong against Mamdani.

“Start to think that this person shouldn’t be the leader,” said Alex Bradley, a former Democratic speaker. Posted on X. “It’s important to be a part of the team.”

Michael Koncewicz, associate director of public knowledge at NYU Posted on X. “Jeffries is the leader of the Democratic Party, which is embarrassing.”

one Mediaite’s title Jeffries’ comment was thrown “under the bus”.

Cuomo and Mamdani in Cuomo Social Media Posts This has been seen over 30 million times, calling on Mamdani to “mov out immediately and send your affordable housing back to an unwelcome family that needs it.”

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Hakeem Jeffries, a representative from New York Democrat, spoke at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, February 6, 2025. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In an interview with CNBC, Jeffries also refused to formally recognize Mamdani, despite his praise for his main performance of “beyond” his opponents.

“But now, during the election, of course, he will have to show the wider voter that, including in many communities I represent in Brooklyn, his ideas can actually achieve reality, and that’s what he has to talk with me and with community leaders and residents of the 8th Congressional District I serve.”

Alec Schemmel of Fox News Digital contributes to this report