Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani taunted critics while announcing a planned trip to Uganda and campaigning to lead New York City.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, said that he and his wife were going to the African country where he was born to celebrate their recent marriage.

New York City mayor Eric Adams criticized his 2025 opponents for leaving the city with the general election roughly 100 days away.

NYC Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is facing endorsement challenges from top Democrats while visiting Uganda for family celebrations.

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

Socialist Zohran Mamdani is back in Uganda, the country of his birth — but just to celebrate his wedding. The Democrat mayoral candidate, 33, announced the visit to the East African country in a video addressed to his “haters” on X on Sunday morning, and even found time to have a pop at The Post.

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said his visit to Uganda will be in a “personal capacity” to celebrate with his friends and family his marriage to wife Rama.