Zohran Mamdani Says He’d Never Identify as Black or African American, Even Though He Did Exactly That on His College Application

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UNKNOWN: "And what are you? Are you Arab, Indian? What are you? You look ambiguous. You look weird. What the f**k are you?"
MAMDANI: "I'm an Indian, Ugandan, New Yorker."
UNKNOWN: "Okay, so you're African-American? So would you claim the African-American status like Elon Musk?"
MAMDANI: "No, I would not claim that status."
UNKNOWN: "Why not? You're African — but you're African, right? I knew you grew up there. Your middle name is Kwame."
MAMDAMI: "I am. I'm proud to be Ugandan, but I think that that is misleading."