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New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is poking fun at himself after his communications team called him out for frequently using one particular word, which is ‘ultimately’.
He then showed a series of media and podcast snippets where he repeatedly used the word. The video then moves to a recent interview Mamdani appeared in, where he was responding to US President Donald Trump’s claim that Mamdani is a Communist who should be arrested.
Mamdani said he would not back down, and stopped himself before saying “ultimately,” switching up his sentence mid-way. “I am listening, I am learning. I sat down for an interview with News 12 and I almost pulled it off,” he said in the video.
Concluding the video, he said, “So, please keep sending me your feedback because ultimately, I will get better.”
“I was given an ultimatum,” he captioned the video.
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The video quickly gained traction, leaving several social media users in splits. “You are ultimately aware of your own transmitted resonance and hence I love your transparency,” a user wrote. “Not a politician taking feedback and applying it in real time,” another user commented.
“The pause has me dying man (laughing emojis),” a third user reacted.
Born to filmmaker Mira Nair and Mahmood Mamdani, Zohran Mamdani has been serving as a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly for Queens’ 36th District since January 2021.
