Charlie Kirk Calls Mamdani a ‘Parasite,’ Says ‘It’s Legal Immigration That Is Also the Problem’

Charlie Kirk railed against New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, calling him a “parasite” whose presence in the country shows that legal immigration “is also the problem.” Kirk launched the xenophobic attack at the conservative Student Action Summit in Tampa on Friday. Mamdani, a member of the New York State Assembly, scored an upset win over former Governor Andrew Cuomo in last month’s Democratic mayoral primary. The 33-year-old upstart was born in Uganda and moved to South Africa before immigrating to the U.S. with his parents. Mamdani has described himself...