The Democratic mayoral nominee said Sunday he’ll travel to celebrate his wedding in the East African nation where he lived the first five years of his life.

In a statement, Mamdani explained that he had traveled back to Uganda to celebrate “his marriage to Rama with their family and close friends.”

Past administrations, including Obama's, have sought to denaturalize U.S. citizens, such as terrorists and Nazis. But advocates worry he could target political opponents.

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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, faced a barrage of attacks from Republicans over the course of a few hours.

Socialist New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani once implied House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was an Islamophobe and likened the highest-ranking black House lawmaker in US history to

New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has headed to Uganda on a family trip, but not before sharing some social media posts by haters, many of whom urging him to do just that. The post Zohran Mamdani Responds to Mean Tweets as He Heads to Africa,

Meanwhile, Cuomo went to a Hamptons fundraiser hosted by a billionaire, where he said he'd move to Florida if Mamdani wins.