WASHINGTON \u2014 Mam for president? There\u2019s just Zo way.<\/p>\n
Mayor Mamdani<\/a> laughed off the idea of changing the US Constitution so he can run for president when he\u2019s done with New York City in an interview Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d Mamdani told ABC News\u2019 \u201cThis Week\u201d when asked. \u201cI think the Constitution looks good the way it is.\u201d<\/p>\n Mayor Zohran Mamdani seemingly closed the door to a future presidential run. ABC News<\/p>\n Under Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, only natural born citizens 35 years and older can seek the presidency.<\/p>\n Hizzoner, 34, was born in Uganda and emigrated to the US<\/a> around the age of seven. He became a naturalized citizen in 2018.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very excited to focus on New York City, but thank you for reminding me of my upcoming mortality,\u201d Mamdani added, referring to how ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl referenced his upcoming 35th birthday.<\/p>\n During the 2025 mayoral campaign, Mamdani repeatedly needled former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), accusing him of setting his sights on higher office. <\/p>\n Despite claiming that he\u2019s not after the presidency, Mamdani was bullish on his role as a major powerbroker in the Democratic Party.<\/a><\/p>\n All three of the democratic socialist candidates backed by Mamdani won their primary elections in New York City last week.<\/p>\n \u201cLet them,\u201d Mamdani snapped back when asked about Republicans trying to make him the poster child for Dems. <\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins. I won last November, and over the course of these last 6 months, what we\u2019ve delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politics<\/a><\/p>\n Last week, Mamdani scored a victory over Democratic leadership when three candidates he endorsed in competitive primary races<\/a> \u2014 Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier \u2014 won.<\/p>\n Those three have championed a far-left agenda, with Avila Chevalier, in particular, having a history of bragging about wiping her dirty hands on the American flag, calling to abolish prisons and the border, blasting former President Joe Biden as a rapist,<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n Hizzoner was coy about whether he supports prisons. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI think we are seeing a hunger that is not just felt by New Yorkers, but frankly by Americans from coast to coast, for a new kind of politics, one that puts working people at the heart of it,\u201d Mamdani said of those victories. <\/p>\n