New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was praised for being "fantastic" at dodging questions by podcast host Jillian Superstar on Wednesday after she asked the socialist mayor if he would run for president if he could."If you could run for president, would you?" Superstar asked during her "360 with Jillian" podcast.Mamdani said he thankfully never had to worry about it, referring to the fact that he was born in Uganda.MAMDANI GETS ROASTED AFTER TELLING SWELTERING NEW YORKERS TO SET ACS TO 78 DEGREES: 'COMMIE'New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a primary-night watch party for NYC Congressional candidate Claire Valdez at 99 Scott Studio on June 23, 2026, in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.(Michael M.
Santiago/Getty Images)"And I think it's hard to think of a better job than this.And I know that you'll hear so many politicians say that.
But my point is just like … You wake up in New York City, you go to sleep in New York City.The whole day is in New York City.
What more could you want? Yeah, it's just I don't know.It is a dream," he added.Superstar then said, "You're good.
You can teach a master class on dodging questions.That was fantastic."During an interview with ABC's Jonathan Karl on Sunday, Mamdani was asked whether he supported an amendment to the Constitution to change the rule that candidates for president must be born in the U.S."I think the Constitution looks good the way it is," he responded.FETTERMAN WARNS MAMDANI RISKS 'CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS' BY VOWING TO DEFY SCOTUS IMMIGRATION RULINGSeveral far-left socialist candidates endorsed by Mamdani won recent New York primary elections.
(Michael M.Santiago/Getty Images)Fox News Digital confirmed Wednesday that Mamdani had been speaking with former Vice President Kamala Harris.Mamdani, in an interview on SiriusXM's "The Clay Cane Show" on Wednesday, confirmed the call with Harris."The vice president reached out to have a conversation, and we've had a b...