{"id":2620488,"date":"2026-06-28T12:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-rejects-idea-of-amending-constitutions-natural-born-president-rule\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T12:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:23:53","slug":"mamdani-rejects-idea-of-amending-constitutions-natural-born-president-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-rejects-idea-of-amending-constitutions-natural-born-president-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani rejects idea of amending Constitution&#8217;s natural-born president rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fmamdani-rejects-idea-of-amending-constitutions-natural-born-president-rule%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=2620488&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>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that he does not support amending the U.S. Constitution\u2019s requirement that presidents be natural-born citizens. Despite approaching the minimum age to run for president, Mamdani, born in Uganda to Indian parents, stated he is content with the current constitutional rules and is focused on city issues. Mamdani, a socialist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-issues-injunction-blocking-several-directives-from-l-a-countys-new-controversial-d-a\/\" title=\"Judge Issues Injunction Blocking Several Directives From L.A. County\u2019s New Controversial D.A.\">prominent progressive leader<\/a>, has gained attention following Democratic primary victories in New York, prompting speculation about his potential national influence and the future direction of the Democratic Party before the 2028 presidential race. he emphasized the need for the party to develop a clear platform centered on addressing everyday issues like affordability and demonstrated willingness to advocate for ordinary Americans. The discussion also touched on debates over constitutional eligibility, with Mamdani dismissing efforts to change the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >natural-born citizen<\/a> requirement.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York City<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> on Sunday said he does not support amending the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"424\">Constitution\u2019s<\/a> requirement that presidents be natural-born U.S. citizens, dismissing speculation about his own eligibility as his national profile booms following <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"510\">socialism<\/a>\u2018s success in New York\u2019s Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appearing on ABC News\u2019s <em>This Week<\/em>, Mamdani was asked whether the Constitution should be changed after the host noted he will soon meet the minimum age requirement to run for president but, having been born outside the United States, would remain constitutionally ineligible for the office.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4625030\/ted-cruz-2028-faith-freedom-coalition\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Evangelicals not sold on a Ted Cruz 2028 presidential bid<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4627906\/joe-biden-attacks-trump-defends-record-maryland-democratic-party-gala\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Joe Biden attacks Trump and defends his record at Maryland Democratic Party gala<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4626893\/ruben-gallego-marco-rubio-2028-democrats-in-trouble\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gallego says Democrats are \u2018in trouble\u2019 in 2028 if Rubio is GOP nominee<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, no, the Constitution looks good the way it is,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cI\u2019m very excited to focus on New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Constitution requires presidents to be at least 35 years old, to have lived in the United States for at least 14 years, and to be a natural-born citizen. The natural-born citizen requirement has periodically sparked debate, particularly involving politicians born abroad, though no serious constitutional amendment effort has gained traction in Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mamdani was born in Uganda to Indian parents before immigrating to the United States as a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exchange came at the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-defends-record-in-last-interview-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden defends record in last interview - Washington Examiner\">interview largely focused<\/a> on the ideological direction of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a> after Mamdani-backed candidates scored a string of victories in the New York Democratic primaries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mamdani, a socialist elected last year, has emerged as one of the party\u2019s most prominent progressive voices. His success in New York has fueled speculation about whether his political message could resonate nationally and prompted questions, in addition to a \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4628008\/mamdani-democrats-socialist-manifesto-new-york\/\">manifesto<\/a>,\u201d about the Democratic Party\u2019s future ahead of the 2028 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/4625061\/all-men-are-created-equal-250\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/4625061\/all-men-are-created-equal-250\/\">\u2018<strong>ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL\u2019 TURNS 250<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mayor said the Democratic Party needs to rethink its message when discussing its 2028 candidate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think we need to have a platform and a vision that doesn\u2019t sound as if it was cooked up by consultants, but instead one that you would say in response to someone who\u2019s asking, \u2018Why can\u2019t I afford my rent? Why can\u2019t I afford my groceries? Why can\u2019t I afford my childcare?&#8217;\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cWe need to make clear who we stand for, how we\u2019re going to stand for them, and that we\u2019re actually willing to fight for them when the going gets tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamdani opposes changing the presidential natural-born rule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2620489,"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\/2026\/06\/AP26176039979597.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8062,56552,62552],"class_list":["post-2620488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-constitution","tag-mamdani","tag-presidential-eligibility"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26176039979597.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620488","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2620488"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2620492,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620488\/revisions\/2620492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2620489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2620488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2620488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2620488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}