At his campaign launch Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams had some tough words about the man coming for his job, presumptive Democratic challenger Zohran Mamdani. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff caught up with Mamdani to get his reaction to what his critics have been saying since his surprising primary performance.

Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani spoke after winning the Democratic primary for New York City Mayor last night. He will face former Democrat Mayor Eric Adams in the fall. ZOHRAN MAMDANI: We have won because New Yorkers have stood up for a city they can afford.

President Trump slammed Zohran Mamdani on Thursday as a “communist at the highest level” — and argued the Democratic socialist mayoral frontrunner wants to “destroy” the Big Apple. “In