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Mamdani answers Vance after Democrats' wave: 'Americans cannot afford two more years'
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the midterm results show voters are tired of being told their needs are unrealistic, hit back at JD Vance's call for 'two more years,' urged Democrats to deliver change people 'can feel in their wallets,' and called for U.S. policy on Israel to comply with international law.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani cast Tuesday's Democratic sweep as a verdict against politicians "bought by the wealthiest people in the country," telling reporters outside City Hall on Wednesday that a new generation of leaders now has a mandate to lower the cost of living. "What last night showed us is that Americans are tired of being told that their needs are unrealistic," he said, calling it "incredible to see the blue wave."
"This country has elected a new generation of leadership," Mamdani said, "a generation with a mandate to lower the cost of living, to build, not bomb, and to never betray the working people who entrusted them with power."
"Americans cannot afford two more years"
Mamdani took direct aim at Vice President JD Vance, who earlier in the day had blamed the Republican defeat on the Iran war and voters' frustration with the party. "JD Vance told Americans to give him two more years," the mayor said. "Americans cannot afford two more years when their rent is due on the first of the month."
He listed child care and grocery bills among the costs families cannot put off, adding: "What we need to understand is the urgency of delivering for those same Americans who have entrusted us with this power."
On Israel: "compliance with international law"
Asked what he wants to see change in U.S. policy toward Israel — one of the issues Vance himself cited as costing Republicans votes — Mamdani kept his answer short.
"I would like to see compliance with international law," he said. "I would like to see a valuing of humanity over what we have seen for too many years."
"Change that Americans can feel in their wallets"
The mayor also had a warning for his own party as Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers of Congress, with fellow New Yorker Hakeem Jeffries, whom Mamdani backs for Speaker, set to lead the House.
"It is not enough for us as Democrats to win power," he said. "We have to use that power to deliver change that Americans can feel in their wallets."
"The good guys won"
Mamdani reserved some of his warmest words for Abdul El-Sayed, who won Michigan's U.S. Senate race after a campaign in which he was sharply critical of Israel's war in Gaza.
"His election means so much to so many," Mamdani said, pointing to "the extraordinary amount of money spent to oppose him, and the racism and slander he was met with on a daily basis." Echoing El-Sayed's election-night line, he added: "As he said last night, the good guys won."
Videos: Mamdani's press conference at New York City Hall, 4 Nov 2026. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (archive)
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