Comedian and podcaster Michael Rapaport sharply criticized mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani this week, accusing him of hypocrisy after footage showed Mamdani dining at upscale Manhattan sushi restaurant Omen Sushi—despite presenting himself as a “working‑class” candidate. Rapaport tweeted: “How’s a so‑called ‘working class’ mayoral candidate like Zohran Mamdani eating at OMEN SUSHI tonight—one of the priciest joints in NYC?”
The New York City assemblyman, born in Uganda and representing Queens, has built his campaign on a platform of housing reform, rent freezes, free transit, and government grocery stores for the working class. Rapaport seized on that message, writing: “You ain’t working class—you’re fraud class. #ZohranMamdani #ZoronTheMoron.”
Rapaport also questioned how Mamdani could afford such a meal while reportedly living in a rent‑stabilized apartment—suggesting the candidate is out of step with the voters he claims to represent. He added: “This clown lives in a rent‑stabilized apartment in Queens but dines like a diplomat on a Qatar‑funded per diem. Who’s paying for that toro … Zoron the Moron?”
