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Resurfaced Mamdani Interviews Spark Severe Mockery Over ‘Fake’ Accents
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August 13, 2026
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2:09Now PlayingA resurfaced 2016 interview with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has gone viral, after critics accused him of using a “fake” Ugandan accent while promoting his mother’s Disney film “Queen of Katwe.”
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