A rift erupted between Zohran Mamdani’s leftist Democratic Socialist allies and House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, with threats of running primaries against each other.

Democratic socialists in New York City emboldened by Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral primary win are warning that they may go after five House incumbents next — and Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leader at the top of their list,

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries brushed off a recent CNN report that said people in New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's camp are looking to primary Jeffries and other House Democrats in the city.