{"id":37115,"date":"2025-11-05T09:22:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/11\/05\/sneako-calls-mamdanis-campaign-the-greatest-since-donald-trumps-and-tells-musk-to-go-back-to-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:22:05","slug":"sneako-calls-mamdanis-campaign-the-greatest-since-donald-trumps-and-tells-musk-to-go-back-to-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/11\/05\/sneako-calls-mamdanis-campaign-the-greatest-since-donald-trumps-and-tells-musk-to-go-back-to-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sneako calls Mamdani\u2019s campaign \u201cthe greatest since Donald Trump\u2019s\u201d and tells Musk to \u201cgo back to South Africa\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-125103755,imgsize-358103,width-400,resizemode-4\/sneako-zohran-mamdani-elon-musk.jpg\" alt=\"Sneako calls Mamdani\u2019s campaign \u201cthe greatest since Donald Trump\u2019s\u201d and tells Musk to \u201cgo back to South Africa\u201d\" title=\"Sneako backs Zohran Mamdani\u2019s mayoral campaign, takes aim at Elon Musk\u2019s political comments (Image via: Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Sneako backs Zohran Mamdani\u2019s mayoral campaign, takes aim at Elon Musk\u2019s political comments (Image via: Getty Images)\">Sneako backs Zohran Mamdani\u2019s mayoral campaign, takes aim at Elon Musk\u2019s political comments (Image via: Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Internet personality Sneako has gone viral once again, this time for praising New York\u2019s new mayor, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/zohran-mamdani\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, while taking a sharp jab at <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/elon-musk\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Elon Musk<\/a>. In a clip that\u2019s now circulating across social media, Sneako called Mamdani\u2019s campaign <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u201cthe greatest since Donald Trump\u2019s in 2016,\u201d <\/span>crediting the 34-year-old Democrat for <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u201cowning the internet\u201d<\/span> the way Trump once did.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Sneako\u2019s comments came just days after Mamdani\u2019s historic victory in the New York City mayoral race, where he defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa to become the city\u2019s first Muslim mayor. The streamer didn\u2019t hold back, celebrating Mamdani\u2019s energetic \u201caura farming\u201d campaign while questioning Musk\u2019s attempt to weigh in on a race he said the billionaire had \u201cno ties to.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>New York City Celebrates As Mamdani Becomes Youngest Mayor Of NYC, Stuns Cuomo &amp; Trump<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sneako praises Zohran Mamdani\u2019s internet-driven campaign<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sneako opened his remarks by calling Mamdani\u2019s mayoral run \u201cthe best American political campaign out of any politician in the U.S. <!-- -->since Donald Trump in 2015.\u201d He said both men shared one key quality: their ability to dominate the internet.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>\u201cThe reason that Trump had the best campaign in 2015\u201316 is because he owned the internet,\u201d Sneako said. <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u201cRight now, Zohran Mamdani, whether or not you like him, he owns the internet. It\u2019s his.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Mamdani, 34, a Democratic Socialist and New York State Assembly member, became a breakout name in national politics after unseating Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary. His campaign mixed progressive policies with a citywide grassroots push that went viral online.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>In the same clip, Sneako turned his attention toward Elon Musk, telling the billionaire entrepreneur to <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u201cgo back to South Africa.\u201d<\/span> His comments came after Musk had weighed in on New York\u2019s local election online.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u201cBut Elon Musk, why are you talking about a New York City election?\u201d <\/span>Sneako said. <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u201cYou\u2019re South African. You don\u2019t even live in New York. You have no ties here. Why are you trying to influence the election of a city you have no involvement in?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Sneako further suggested Musk\u2019s criticism of Mamdani could be unfairly motivated. <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u201cIs it because he\u2019s Muslim?\u201d <\/span>he asked rhetorically, pointing out that Mamdani, who was born in Uganda to Indian and Ugandan parents, shares African roots with Musk. <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u201cHe\u2019s your fellow African,\u201d <\/span>Sneako added. <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u201cYou\u2019re from South Africa and you\u2019re trying to influence this election.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>Zohran Mamdani\u2019s win marked a milestone in New York City politics. The 34-year-old\u2019s victory over Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa made him not only the city\u2019s first Muslim mayor but also one of its youngest ever.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      const ifAllowedOnAllPages = allowedSurvicateSections && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('all');\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed || ifAllowedOnAllPages){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n            var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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