Colbert asks NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani if Israel has the right to exist Late Night host Stephen Colbert asked self-identified socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani if the state of Israel has the right to exist and about accusations of antisemitism. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show" pitched a "game" to play that he found inappropriate.  In an interview with The New Yorker, Mamdani