Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, said that he and his wife were going to the African country where he was born to celebrate their recent marriage.

Zohran Mamdani, the socialist who clinched the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, drew criticism after he announced an extended trip to Uganda just months ahead of the general election. In a video posted Sunday,

The Democratic mayoral nominee said Sunday he’ll travel to celebrate his wedding in the East African nation where he lived the first five years of his life.