AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Resurfaced 2016 clip reignites questions about NYC Mayor Mamdani's Ugandan accent
A decade-old radio interview in which New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in a noticeably different accent has resurfaced online, drawing pointed criticism from conservatives who call the performance a calculated fraud. The clip, recorded in 2016 on South Africa's Kaya 959 radio station, shows Mamdani promoting his mother's Disney film Queen of Katwe, […] The post Resurfaced 2016 clip reignites questions about NYC Mayor Mamdani's Ugandan accent appeared first on American Almanac .
A decade-old radio interview in which New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in a noticeably different accent has resurfaced online, drawing pointed criticism from conservatives who call the performance a calculated fraud. The clip, recorded in 2016 on South Africa's Kaya 959 radio station, shows Mamdani promoting his mother's Disney film Queen of Katwe, and speaking in what critics describe as an exaggerated Ugandan accent sharply at odds with his usual New York cadence. Mamdani, who was born in Uganda but moved to New York City at age seven, told the interviewer he was "from Uganda" and contrasted Ugandan and New York dance culture. Fox News Digital reported that the clip spread rapidly across the social media platform X on…Open