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Mayor Mamdani Defends Aides Amid Controversial Statements

1/21/2026

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced criticism on ABC's The View over controversial social media posts by his aides Afua Atta-Mensah and Cea Weaver.
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pressed him about radical statements on home ownership and property seizure attributed to Atta-Mensah and Weaver.
Mamdani deflected the questions, highlighted affordability for all New Yorkers, praised Weaver's landlord-violation work, and supported abolishing ICE to reassure homeowners.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced criticism on ABC's The View over controversial social media posts by his aides Afua Atta-Mensah and Cea Weaver.
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pressed him about radical statements on home ownership and property seizure attributed to Atta-Mensah and Weaver.
Mamdani deflected the questions, highlighted affordability for all New Yorkers, praised Weaver's landlord-violation work, and supported abolishing ICE to reassure homeowners.