Kevin O’Leary Says Zohran Mamdani’s Biggest Advantage Comes Down to This 1 Hire
While the ‘Shark Tank’ star may disagree with the New York City mayor’s politics, he says he supports one part of his strategy.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s social-media strategy is getting attention from an unexpected figure.
In a recent clip posted to X, Kevin O’Leary called Mamdani a social-media “genius.”
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“Every outrageous proposal generates headlines, millions of views, and new eyeballs without him having to pay for the attention,” he wrote in the caption, adding “whatever you think of his politics, I have to give credit where it’s due.”
The Shark Tank investor has been an outspoken critic of Mamdani since the launch of his mayoral campaign. However, the politician’s ability to garner such widespread global attention seems to have earned the entrepreneur’s praise.
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“I want to hire her,” O’Leary said, referring to Mamdani’s social-media director. While he did identify exactly who he was referring to, O’Leary said he met the “young woman” and the broader team behind Mamdani’s social media success during the New York City premiere of Marty Supreme.
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O’Leary said after meeting, he “practically begged her to leave him” and join him.
Source: www.inc.com
