At Brooklyn’s annual Men’s Day event Saturday, New York Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to showcase his strength backfired.
The 33-year-old lawmaker tried to bench press 135 pounds but twice needed help from a spotter to complete the lift — not a great look for the NYC candidate.
Lolll Mamdani tried showing off at a “men’s day” event by doing the bench press and couldn’t do a single rep without help pic.twitter.com/JNG2SLBfI9
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 24, 2025
Rival candidate and NYC Mayor Eric Adams shared a video of himself doing bench presses with the same weight, commenting on X, “64 vs 33. A lifetime of hard work vs. a silver spoon. The results speak for themselves. The weight of the job is too heavy for ‘Mamscrawny.’ The only thing he can lift is your taxes.”
64 vs. 33. A lifetime of hard work vs. a silver spoon. The results speak for themselves.
The weight of the job is too heavy for “Mamscrawny.” The only thing he can lift is your taxes. pic.twitter.com/HR6fDPKn0B
— Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) August 24, 2025
Former New York Democratic Governor and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo chimed in, adding, “It’s easy to talk, it’s hard to carry the burden. This guy can’t bench his own body weight, let alone carry the weight of leading the most important city in the world.”
It's easy to talk, it's hard to carry the burden.
This guy can't bench his own body weight, let alone carry the weight of leading the most important city in the world. https://t.co/kKB61LGojY
— Andrew Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) August 24, 2025
Women’s rights advocate Riley Gaines shared a video of herself bench pressing 165 lbs, writing, “165lb relatively easy reps on bench when I weighed 130lbs. Take note, @ZohranKMamdani.”
165lb relatively easy reps on bench when I weighed 130lbs
Take note, @ZohranKMamdani pic.twitter.com/TNyv28VkgE
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) August 24, 2025
“I’m not saying we should judge politicians for how much they can bench but I’m absolutely judging a politician for how much he can bench,” she added in another post on X.
I'm not saying we should judge politicians for how much they can bench but I'm absolutely judging a politician for how much he can bench https://t.co/IkgsxegoQ2
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) August 24, 2025
“Zohran Mamdani can’t bench press 135 lbs,” comedian Tim Young wrote. “So like a good socialist, someone else basically does all the work for him and he celebrates like he did it himself. Yikes.”
Zohran Mamdani can’t bench press 135 lbs…
So like a good socialist, someone else basically does all the work for him and he celebrates like he did it himself.
Yikes.
pic.twitter.com/Cc0AYYeuTN— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 24, 2025
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