House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that he does not view New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) as his party’s “future.” “You've already cast your ballot for mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Do you see Mamdani as the future of the Democratic Party?” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked on “State of the Union.”

“No, I think the future of the Democratic Party is going to fall, as far as we're concerned, relative to the House Democratic Caucus and members who are doing a great work all across the country,” Jeffries replied. Tapper then pushed back on Jeffries' response and asked if he was “concerned about Republicans using him as a lightning rod so as to hurt your ability to win back the House in 2026.” “No, the lightning rod in terms of what's going to impact the abi

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