# Mamdani praises El-Sayed’s victory, rejects ‘mini Mamdani’ trope

https://mins.news/en/item/14622

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-06 00:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/6/mamdani-praises-el-sayeds-victory-rejects-mini-mamdani-trope?traffic_source=rss

> New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani congratulated Abdul El-Sayed after his victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. Mamdani also rejected the description of El-Sayed as a “mini Mamdani.” The remarks linked the two politicians while pushing back against that characterization.

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