Former President Obama praised New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s (D) run in a recent call, according to multiple reports. The New York Times reported Saturday the call happened that day, with the former president telling Mamdani he could be a “sounding board” later on. The call lasted about 30 minutes, two sources familiar with the matter told the Times.

Obama told Mamdani that he was interested in the New York Assembly member’s progress past Tuesday’s general election, the Times reported. The Times first reported the call. “Your campaign has been impressive to watch,” Obama said to Mamdani during the call, the Times sources told the paper. In a statement obtained by the Times, Mamdani spokesperson Dora Pekec said that “Zohran Mamdani appreciated President Obama’s words of

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