Jorge Ramos Tries Something New, Next to His Daughter: A Show in English
Zohran Mamdani visited a Midtown Manhattan studio early this month to sit for an interview on a new podcast focused on Latino issues. As the Democratic nominee for mayor in a city with 2.5 million Hispanics, it felt like a no-brainer.
But after a few pleasantries, the hosts, Jorge and Paola Ramos, pivoted to tougher questions.
How, they asked, did Mr. Mamdani plan to explain the fact that he was a democratic socialist to Latino immigrants who had escaped repressive socialist regimes? What did he think of the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela?
“I wonder,” said Mr. Ramos, the former news anchor for Univision, “if you’re reluctant to call them dictators.”
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