Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, said that he and his wife were going to the African country where he was born to celebrate their recent marriage.

In a statement, Mamdani explained that he had traveled back to Uganda to celebrate “his marriage to Rama with their family and close friends.”

Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani taunted critics while announcing a planned trip to Uganda and campaigning to lead New York City.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — New York City Mayoral Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani playfully announced his trip to Uganda with his wife Rama in a video posted to X.