27-Year-Old Socialist Throws Left Hook at Hakeem’s Brooklyn Kingdom

KEY POINTS

•Chi Ossé filed Monday with the FEC to run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in Brooklyn’s 8th District.
•Ossé, 27, recently joined the Democratic Socialists of America and is an ally of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
•Jeffries dismissed the challenge as unserious in October but repeatedly declined further comment last week.
•Despite his alliance with Mamdani, Ossé faces private discouragement as the mayor tries improving ties with establishment Democrats.

Chi Ossé, a 27-year-old NYC Council member and proud Democratic Socialist, just filed FEC paperwork on Monday to shatter House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ Brooklyn stronghold — because apparently, Jeffries’ brand of anti-Trump resistance is about as inspiring as a soggy bagel. Ossé, who’s buddy-buddy with the freshly minted Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is diving into New York’s 8th District primary with an ActBlue fundraising page primed and ready. Jeffries, meanwhile, dismisses Ossé’s effort like a late-night Brooklyn subway rumor, responding with, 'If you ask me a serious question… you know that's not a serious question based on everything coming out of Brooklyn.' Despite Ossé’s headline-grabbing left-wing flex, Mamdani is low-key side-eyeing this drama, worried it’ll cramp his new mayoral cozy-up with establishment Democrats.

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Nothing says 'serious political challenge' like a 27-year-old leftist setting Jeffries’ Brooklyn seat on fire while the mayor whispers, ‘Maybe not right now, champ.’

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