Al Sharpton said former President Obama's call to Zohran Mamdani helped shed the perception the democratic socialist candidate is "too radical" for the Democratic Party.

Democratic insiders say former President Barack Obama’s acknowledgement of Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy for New York City mayor is a major win for his campaign regardless if it leads to

Donovan Richards, a Democrat who has been serving the borough for over 13 years, urged the party to fall in line behind the 33-year-old mayoral nominee, as top New York Dems continue to drag their feet on publicly backing Mamdani.

The 'America Reports' panelists discuss the phone call between former President Barack Obama and NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and more.

When the former president sees someone who’s a rising star — who deserves not just attention, but also nurturing — he’ll make a call.

LAWRENCE JONES (CO-HOST): One thing I found interesting about this thing is Obama gives his stamp of of approval and sends his people in. So, Charlie, is Obama going back to his Bill Ayers ways of thinking, and endorsing the socialist?

Zohran Mamdani said he has spoken to Barack Obama “a number of times” since he trounced the Democratic establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo in the party’s mayoral primary.