Mamdani shrugs off AOC's 'Woke 1' comments, but critic says progressives can't be absolved of 'radical' past

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded to a statement by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez regarding the "Woke 1" era. Ocasio-Cortez had characterized that period as "crazy." Mamdani's response addressed his own statements from that time. A critic stated that progressives should not be exempt from examination of their earlier positions.

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