The top congressional Democratic leaders congratulated state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for his victory in New York‘s Democratic mayoral primary on Wednesday, but they stopped short of offering a full-throttle endorsement of the self-proclaimed socialist.

Both Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released statements minutes apart on Wednesday celebrating Mamdani’s “strong” and “impressive” campaign focused on the economy and affordability.

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