{"id":2478708,"date":"2025-08-25T19:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rivals-adams-cuomo-and-riley-gaines-roast-zohran-mamdani-over-embarrassing-bench-press-fail\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:04:31","slug":"rivals-adams-cuomo-and-riley-gaines-roast-zohran-mamdani-over-embarrassing-bench-press-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rivals-adams-cuomo-and-riley-gaines-roast-zohran-mamdani-over-embarrassing-bench-press-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivals Adams, Cuomo, and Riley Gaines roast Zohran Mamdani over embarrassing bench press fail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article covers a viral incident involving<\/a> New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who attempted but failed to bench press 135 pounds at Brooklyn’s annual Men’s Day event. Mamdani, 33, who is running as a socialist nominee, struggled to lift the weight without assistance, leading to widespread mockery and the nickname “Mamscrawny.” Rival candidates, including incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and former Governor Andrew Cuomo, seized the prospect to ridicule Mamdani publicly. Adams highlighted his own prosperous bench press of the same weight, contrasting it with Mamdani’s failure, while Cuomo criticized Mamdani’s performance as symbolic of unprepared leadership. Influencer and former swimmer Riley Gaines also mocked Mamdani by posting a video of her bench pressing more weight than he did. The incident drew criticism<\/a> from various public figures and commentators, amplifying the narrative of Mamdani’s physical and political weakness.

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