‘Celebrity backers' of Zohran Mamdani will significantly help him get elected as NY mayor
Filmmaker Ami Horowitz has slammed NYC Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for his socialist policies.
Mr Horowitz told Sky News host Rita Panahi that Zohran Mamdani will 'probably' be chosen as the New York mayor.
'He has quite a few … celebrity backers.'
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