CNN commentators Van Jones and Scott Jennings delivered strikingly different but equally critical takes on New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ’s fiery victory speech Tuesday night, calling it “divisive” and “a missed opportunity” for the newly elected socialist.

Mamdani, who made history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, claimed a decisive win over independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.

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But the jubilant tone of his speech, which opened with a quote from early 20th-century socialist Eugene Debs and marked a sharp departure from his

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