Rep. Ogles called Mamdani "little muhammad" in an X post, adding that the mayoral hopeful "is an antisemitic, socialist, communist."

The White House is stopping short of backing Republican calls to deport New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, just one week after the socialist Democrat upset former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.

Depending on whom you listen to, Zohran Mamdani is either “the feeling of dawn after a long night” or “a 100% Communist Lunatic.” But no matter one’s opinion of his politics, a narrative has begun to firm up in the days since the 33-year-old democratic socialist’s surprise romp in the New York City mayoral primary: His election represents a watershed moment in national politics.