New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he does not want New York City Councilman Chi Ossé, a fellow progressive, to run for Congress — yet.

In an interview on Wednesday, Mamdani said it is “not the time” for Ossé to primary House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), but it was reported that Mamdani privately does not want Ossé to run.

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