Zohran Mamdani’s responses on a 2009 college application were criticized by his mayoral rivals. The blowback was dismissed by his supporters as a politically motivated attack.

Fox & Friends hosts jumped at the chance to bash New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani Friday after it was revealed that he identified as “Black or African American” on his college application.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani listed himself as Black on a Columbia application but later said he wasn’t, according to reporting from the New York Times.