CNN’s Elle Reeve sits down with NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and discusses the split within the Democratic party ahead of the primary race.

Since Zohran Mamdani's sweeping victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, GOP lawmakers and leaders have unleashed a barrage of Islamophobic attacks and smears. Democratic strategist Waleed Shahid says that the racist comments obscure and distract from Mamdani's platform.

Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral primary prompted a variety of reactions among the city's Democrats, with some vowing to oppose him and others offering support.