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After Social Media Scrutiny, Mamdani Says His Wife Is a ‘Private Person’
The New York Times ^ | March 6, 2026 | Jeffery C. Mays and Sally Goldenberg

Posted on 03/08/2026 12:01:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday sought to create a wall between his leadership of New York City and the private views of his wife, Rama Duwaji, after being asked about her social media activity surrounding the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Ms. Duwaji liked posts on Instagram that were supportive of the Palestinian cause immediately after the attacks, in which roughly 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage, according to the Israeli authorities. Israeli military forces responded with military action in Gaza that has killed more than 70,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry.

The mayor said his wife’s views should not be subject to broad public scrutiny. They were not married when she liked the posts; the couple wed in early 2025, and he did not enter the Democratic primary for mayor until October 2024.

“My wife is the love of my life and she’s also a private person who has held no formal position on my campaign or in my City Hall,” Mr. Mamdani said during an unrelated news conference Friday morning. “I, however, was elected to represent all eight and a half million people in this city, and I believe that it’s my responsibility, because of that role, to answer any questions about my thoughts and my policies and my decisions.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: US: New York
KEYWORDS: kathyhochul; newyork; newyorkcity; ohlikemelania; zohranmamdani

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1 posted on 03/08/2026 12:01:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
So private...



2 posted on 03/08/2026 12:06:40 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

Most bizarre portrait I can remember. Turned into a piece of modern art with a 30’s vibe. Fascinating and unrelatable.


3 posted on 03/08/2026 12:10:18 PM PDT by mairdie
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To: T.B. Yoits

Eva Braun was a private person too.


4 posted on 03/08/2026 12:10:47 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

If he thinks someone holding public office, especially one as visible as the mayor of NYC, has any aspect of their life that is private, he’s an idiot.


5 posted on 03/08/2026 12:11:00 PM PDT by econjack
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To: MinorityRepublican

You’re screwed New York.


6 posted on 03/08/2026 12:12:00 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Resist Satan's Tyranny )
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To: MinorityRepublican
They were not married when she liked the posts

But they started dating that year, I hear. I’m sure he would have been made aware of her opinions on the matter.

7 posted on 03/08/2026 12:13:21 PM PDT by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
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To: FoxInSocks

Hence the attraction, apparently.


8 posted on 03/08/2026 12:15:55 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Rama needs to ring up Cankles.


9 posted on 03/08/2026 12:16:47 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Does she have man hands?


10 posted on 03/08/2026 12:18:11 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

A she more dangerous than he.


11 posted on 03/08/2026 12:20:49 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: T.B. Yoits
Obviously a former member of the Kayan tribe.

https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/the-history-of-thailands-kayan-people


12 posted on 03/08/2026 12:26:03 PM PDT by abb
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To: MinorityRepublican

I’m all for the wonderful idea, posted by an astute FReeper, to sign this guy up for the next Ayatollah.

And, take your lovely wife with you.

Buh bye.


13 posted on 03/08/2026 12:27:07 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: abb

deep throat training?


14 posted on 03/08/2026 12:30:28 PM PDT by bankwalker (Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
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To: Libloather
Does she have man hands?

You might be on to something.





15 posted on 03/08/2026 12:32:22 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: MinorityRepublican

Just a nice, private woman who likes to see Jewish babies on fire.


16 posted on 03/08/2026 12:35:50 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They’re both hard-core muzzies.


17 posted on 03/08/2026 12:37:44 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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And here I was under the impression that Muzzies didn’t like dogs...


18 posted on 03/08/2026 12:41:39 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Libloather

Man arms...


19 posted on 03/08/2026 12:45:21 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Make educ institutions return to the Mission...reading, writing, math...not Opinions & propaganda)
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To: Sacajaweau

Yes, they’re both islamists with no allegiance to America.
They need to be kicked out of the US.
Let them go back and live in Uganda.


20 posted on 03/08/2026 12:47:39 PM PDT by doc maverick
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