New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Sunday that he does not support amending the Constitution’s requirement that presidents be natural-born U.S. citizens, dismissing speculation about his own eligibility as his national profile booms following socialism‘s success in New York’s Democratic primary.

Appearing on ABC News’s This Week, Mamdani was asked whether the Constitution should be changed after the host noted he will soon meet the minimum age requirement to run for president but, having been born outside the United States, would remain constitutionally ineligible for the office.

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