"I haven't seen a crowd of New Yorkers this excited since the time the real Timothee Chalamet stopped at a Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest in Manhattan. And if you thought Trump was bummed about the results before Mamdani's speech, he probably felt even worse when he heard Mamdani say: Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up!"
"Mamdani correctly calculated that standing up to Trump was a better political strategy than whatever this is, he continued, cutting to a clip of the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer a New York establishment Democrat who did not endorse Mamdani droning on about Kentucky fried french fries at a press conference. Asked who he voted for, Schumer declined to specify, instead saying: Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City."
Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoralty as the first South Asian and Muslim mayor and the first candidate since 1969 to top one million votes. Late-night commentary celebrated the victory as energizing for Democrats and noted the crowd's excitement. Commentary contrasted Mamdani's decision to directly challenge Donald Trump with establishment Democrats' cautious responses, criticizing a prominent New York Democrat for declining to specify his vote. Observers emphasized Mamdani's rapid rise from about 1% in polls a year earlier to winning the mayoralty, framing the outcome as a message about momentum and voter enthusiasm in New York.
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