The cosmetics empire built by Estée Lauder has found itself at the centre of a political storm. After it was revealed that members of the Lauder family collectively donated £1.97 million ($2.6 million) to an anti-Mamdani political action group, critics accused the billionaires of trying to undermine New York City's first Muslim mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist known for his vocal support of Palestinian rights.
