"The crowd was friendly, and the reception was almost entirely warm. The idea of health care as a human right? Cheers. The mere mention of Trump? Heavy boos. The notion of an oligarchy? Even more boos. At one point, the crowd chanted the campaign slogans that helped Mamdani win the Democratic nomination in the race. "We will freeze the?" Mamdani asked."
"The event, which felt more rah-rah lovefest than the usual caustic questioning of most political town halls, came near the end of a chaotic week in the race. Adams has spent the last few days fending off reports that Trump intermediaries have been assessing his willingness to drop out of the contest to take a job with the federal government. At the same time, Trump has told reporters he doesn't want Mamdani, a democratic socialist,"
Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani held a Brooklyn town hall that rallied supporters around progressive priorities and criticism of President Trump. The audience cheered calls for health care as a human right, chanted for rent freezes, and demanded fast, free buses. The event was part of Sanders' Fighting Oligarchy tour and drew a large crowd as Mamdani campaigns toward the November mayoral election. Mamdani faces Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams, and Curtis Sliwa. Sanders labeled Mamdani the future of the Democratic Party and criticized New York Democratic leaders for not endorsing him.
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