{"id":2453540,"date":"2025-06-29T14:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T18:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-distances-from-mamdani-never-had-a-substantive-conversation\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T14:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T18:52:14","slug":"jeffries-distances-from-mamdani-never-had-a-substantive-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-distances-from-mamdani-never-had-a-substantive-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries distances from Mamdani: \u2018Never had a substantive conversation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjeffries-distances-from-mamdani-never-had-a-substantive-conversation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has refrained from endorsing Zohran Mamdani, the newly nominated Democratic mayoral candidate for New York City, until a &#8220;substantive conversation&#8221; can take place. Mamdani, a socialist, secured the nomination earlier this week through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-house-passes-omnibus-election-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Georgia House Passes Omnibus Election Reform Bill\">ranked choice voting<\/a>, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo. Jeffries, who has previously backed incumbent Mayor Eric Adams as his second choice, expressed that he has not yet had a detailed discussion with Mamdani, emphasizing the importance of understanding his vision for New York City. Jeffries highlighted his concerns over Mamdani&#8217;s controversial phrase &#8220;globalize the intifada&#8221; and indicated that Mamdani needs to clarify his stance on various issues, particularly those affecting diverse communities in his district.mamdani&#8217;s campaign promises include boycotting Israel and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >addressing economic inequalities<\/a>, setting the stage for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-rep-peter-meijer-takes-first-step-toward-senate-run-in-michigan\/\" title=\"Peter Meijer, ex-Rep., begins Michigan Senate bid.\">challenging general election<\/a> against both Mamdani&#8217;s Democratic rival adams and potential Republican candidates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jeffries distances from Mamdani: &lsquo;Never had a substantive conversation&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2160201\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Minority Leader <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) explained that he will not endorse <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, the New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, without a &ldquo;substantive conversation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani won the nomination earlier this week as a socialist candidate. The 33-year-old defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the election determined by ranked choice voting. Jeffries had already endorsed incumbent New York City Mayor Eric Adams as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3453383\/eric-adams-zohran-mamdani-snake-oil-salesman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"number two choice\">No. 2 choice<\/a> but continued to deny Mamdani his endorsement during a live interview with ABC News&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3457559\/cbo-big-beautiful-bill-add-trillions-dollars-deficit\/\">CBO says &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217; will add $3.3 trillion to deficit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3457548\/thom-tillis-announces-retirement-opposing-trump-tax-agenda\/\">Thom Tillis announces retirement after opposing Trump tax bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3457515\/trump-fordow-uranium-not-moved-before-us-strikes\/\">Trump says Iranians moved themselves, not uranium, before US strikes: &#8216;Trying to live&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Mamdani won a big victory. Have you endorsed him yet?&rdquo; host Jonathan Karl asked Jeffries on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have not. We had a conversation on Wednesday morning where I congratulated him on the campaign that he ran, a campaign that clearly was relentlessly focused on the high cost of living in New York City and the economy,&rdquo; Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<p>Karl asked what was holding him back.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=3007508&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=85d5770782e6b52e09b28130e1c0f203\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t really know each other well. Our districts don&rsquo;t overlap. I have never had a substantive conversation with him,&rdquo; Jeffries said. &ldquo;So that&rsquo;s the next step in terms of this process, to be able to sit down, which we agreed to do in central Brooklyn, discuss his vision for moving the city forward and addressing the issues that are important to the communities that I represent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries noted the diversity in his district, mentioning the Jewish American communities in Brooklyn. He criticized Mamdani for using the phrase &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3448766\/mamdani-israel-beliefs-endorsement-agreement-brad-lander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"globalize the intifada\">globalize the intifada<\/a>,&rdquo; which refers to the violent uprisings against Israel. While Mamdani continues to stand by the phrase, Jeffries said it is &ldquo;not an acceptable phrasing&rdquo; that Mamdani will have to &ldquo;clarify his positioning on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3453979\/republicans-encourage-new-yorkers-move-zohran-mamdani-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS ENCOURAGE NEW YORKERS TO MOVE AFTER DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of Mamdani&rsquo;s campaign promises are to boycott, divest, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3448766\/mamdani-israel-beliefs-endorsement-agreement-brad-lander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sanction Israel<\/a>, freeze rent while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3456684\/zohran-mamdani-white-tax-burden-shift\/\" title=\"\">shifting tax burdens to &ldquo;whiter neighborhoods,&rdquo; <\/a>and provide&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3434519\/who-is-zohran-mamdani-socialist-candidate-eric-adams-nyc-mayor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free child care<\/a>.&nbsp;It remains to be seen how Mamdani will fare in the general election against not only Republican candidates but also the incumbent Adams, who initially won office as a Democrat but is now campaigning as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jeffries, Mamdani&rsquo;s winning platform was centered on economic matters, and suggested that other Democratic politicians &ldquo;address relentlessly the issue of the lack of affordability in this country.&rdquo; Meanwhile, House Republicans will likely be passing tax legislation after the Senate issues its own amendments in the coming hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2160201\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2160201\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries won&#8217;t endorse Mamdani, citing lack of conversation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2453541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hakeem-jeffries-press-conference-jan-8.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[58132,58130,56552,58131],"class_list":["post-2453540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ai-discourse","tag-jeffries-distances","tag-mamdani","tag-substantive-conversation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hakeem-jeffries-press-conference-jan-8.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453540"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453544,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453540\/revisions\/2453544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2453541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}