The office of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., brushed off criticism from a Democrat senator over the chamber leader’s lagging endorsement of Democrat socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York, The New York Times reported.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., blasted Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over their delay in endorsing Mamdani, calling it “spineless politics” during a fundraiser in Iowa on Saturday.
A spokesperson for Jeffries fired back at Van Hollen, telling the Times, “confused New Yorkers are asking themselves the question, Chris Van Who?” Justin Chermol added that Jeffries “will have more to say about the general election well in advance of Nov. 4.”
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