Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in New York City's mayoral race, faced public ridicule after footage showed him attempting to bench press 135 pounds at a Brooklyn Men's Day open streets event. Rival candidates Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo amplified the viral clip, with Adams posting a side-by-side video demonstrating multiple repetitions and mocking Mamdani as Mamscrawny, and Cuomo tweeting that Mamdani could not bench his own body weight. Adams' campaign briefly misreported his age as 67 before correcting it. Pro-Trump accounts and local media further circulated the footage, turning the moment into a political talking point.
Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in New York City's mayoral race, found himself at the center of ridicule this weekend after his election rivals, Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo, scrambled to join in MAGA's mocking of his bench press attempt. Mamdani, the progressive Democratic nominee, was filmed attempting to lift 135 pounds during the Men's Day open streets event in Brooklyn. The footage showed him pushing the bar twice as one of the organizers spotted him.
Mayor Adams soon uploaded his own video from the same location in a side-by-side video with Mamdani, demonstrating multiple repetitions and mocking the self-described socialist as Mamscrawny. 64 vs. 33. A lifetime of hard work vs. a silver spoon. The results speak for themselves. The weight of the job is too heavy for Mamscrawny. The only thing he can lift is your taxes. pic.twitter.com/HR6fDPKn0B Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) August 24, 2025
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