Zohran Mamdani’s SAT score has been leaked to the public, exposing the far-left New York City mayoral candidate’s background to further scrutiny as he faces accusations of lying about his race.
The reporting adds another layer to an affirmative action scandal that could overwhelm the radical Democrat’s upstart campaign to be mayor of New York.
The Ugandan-born radical received a 2140 out of 2400 on the standardized test, which was below the median for Columbia University students at the time when he applied for admission, according to journalist Christopher Rufo.
The bombshell is sure to raise questions about whether Mamdani tried to compensate for a below-average application when he ticked the box for “African American.”
“African American” was popularized by black civil rights leader Jesse Jackson in the 1980s.
The term is widely understood to describe black people descended from former slaves.
Mamdani was born in Uganda, a country in East Africa, but has Indian heritage on both sides of his family.
His father, Mahmood Mamdani, is a professor at Columbia.
The New York Times reported that Zohran Mamdani identified his race as “African American” when he applied to the school.
Although he was rejected by Columbia in the end, his critics