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Telegraph
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Telegraph
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Zohran Mamdani is ‘smart and unique'
Marjorie Taylor Greene has praised socialist Democrat Zohran Mamdani 's mayoral campaign as 'unique and very smart'. The Maga loyalist said while she disagrees with everything the New York Democrat says, she was impressed by his ability to talk 'directly to the people' during his campaign. Mr Mamdani, 33, clinched the Democratic nomination earlier this week, beating Andrew Cuomo after appealing to New Yorkers with viral videos promising everything from free bus rides to controlling food prices. With staunchly Left-wing, pro-Palestine views, Mr Mamdani has been fiercely criticised by Republicans and some Democrats. But his campaigning talent has received plaudits from an unlikely source: one of Donald Trump's biggest supporters. Ms Taylor Greene suggested the GOP could learn from Mr Mamdani's successful campaign, which will see him contest the November election as a front runner in a city that has not elected a Republican since 2005. 'I've watched quite a few of [Mamdani's] videos and he did something pretty unique and very smart, even though I don't agree with anything he says', the congresswoman told Real America's Voice. Ms Taylor Greene added: 'He really ran a campaign where he talked directly to the people. He was focused on their issues, focused on their problems and talking to the people about his solutions even though his solutions were insane, they're socialist, probably communist, but he was talking directly to the people.' She said: 'When we're not talking to the people and not working on the people's problems we lose the people and the people will turn elsewhere.' Mr Mamdani is a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause with a string of celebrity endorsements and more than a million followers on Instagram.
The Independent
9 hours ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Marjorie Taylor Greene offers rare GOP praise of Mamdani's campaign: ‘He talked directly to the people'
MAGA firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene has offered some rare Republican praise for the New York mayoral primary campaign of Democrat Zohran Mamdani. The Georgia congresswoman initially reacted to the presumed victory of the three-term New York State assemblyman, a Muslim, with an edited image of the Statue of Liberty cloaked in a burqa. She now calls his campaign 'unique and smart.' In an appearance on Steve Bannon 's podcast War Room on Real America's Voice, Green attributed Mamdani's apparent win over the frontrunner, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, to having 'talked directly to the people.' She said Mamdani 'was focused on their issues, focused on their problems, and talking to the people about his solutions.' Greene added: 'I think it's extremely important that we get a hard focus on solving our problems, and that's what people really want. And you know that guy that won … the Democrat primary in the [New York] mayor's race. I've watched quite a few of his videos, and he did something pretty unique and very smart, even though I don't agree with anything he says.' She continued: 'He really ran a campaign where he talked directly to the people. He was focused on their issues, focused on their problems, and talking to the people about his solutions, even though his solutions are insane and they're socialist, probably communist, but … he was talking directly to the people.' 'When we are not talking to the people and not working on the people's problems, we lose the people, and the people will turn elsewhere,' she concluded. While the Georgia lawmaker is no fan of Mamdani, acknowledging his abilities on the campaign trail is of note amidst the torrent of Islamophobic bigotry otherwise directed at the man who is likely to become the next mayor of New York. The New York Young Republican Club reacted to the primary results with a 'call to action' on X. 'The radical Zohran Mamdani cannot be allowed to destroy our beloved city of New York,' the group wrote. The group urged the president to invoke the Red Scare-era Communist Control Act to yank Mamdani's citizenship and 'promptly deport him.' The club called on White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, to take action. Miller claimed New York City is the 'clearest warning yet of what happens to a society when it fails to control migration.' 'The entire Democrat party is lining up behind the diehard socialist who wants to end all immigration enforcement and abolish the prison system entirely,' he added. Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee referred to Mamdani as 'little Muhammad' and said he's 'an antisemitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York.' 'He needs to be DEPORTED. Which is why I am calling for him to be subject to denaturalization proceedings,' he added. President Donald Trump reacted to Mamdani's win on Truth Social: 'Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor. We've had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous.' He added: 'He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he's not very smart, he's got AOC+3, Dummies ALL, backing him, and even our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin' Chuck Schumer, is groveling over him. Yes, this is a big moment in the History of our Country!' Mamdani, who could become the city's first Muslim and Indian-American mayor, won one of the first major Democratic primaries since the start of Trump's second stint in the White House. His platform has largely focused on a growing affordability crisis, with plans for universal childcare, free buses, and a freeze on rent increases in rent-controlled units.
New York Times
17 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Right-Wing Republicans in Congress Attack Mamdani With Islamophobic Comments
Representative Andy Ogles, a hard-right Tennessee Republican, on Thursday used Islamophobic language on social media to refer to Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, and said he should be deported. Representative Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, implied that Mr. Mamdani was somehow tied to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which occurred when he was 9. That came after Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, reacted on Wednesday to Mr. Mamdani's apparent victory with an edited image of the Statue of Liberty clothed in a burqa. The responses to Mr. Mamdani's electoral triumph were the latest examples of how far-right Republicans in Congress have become overt in their use of bigoted language and ethnically offensive tropes, in both casual comments and official statements. Mr. Mamdani, a three-term New York State assemblyman who is all but certain to win the Democratic primary for mayor, was born in Uganda and has lived in New York City since 1998, when he was 7 years old. He was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2018 and, if elected, would become the city's first Muslim mayor. There is no credible evidence to suggest Mr. Mamdani is not, or shouldn't be, a U.S. citizen. But his shock win put him on the national radar, and some Republicans in Congress are now seeking to undermine him using a strategy similar to the racist one that Donald J. Trump employed against former President Barack Obama by questioning whether he was born in the United States. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump staffers, supporters target Zohran Mamdani with barrage of Islamophobic hate
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's right-wing supporters have hit Zohran Mamdani with a barrage of Islamophobic hate since he stunned the political world Tuesday night by winning the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. MAGA loyalists have claimed that Mamdani might impose religious Shariah law in the Big Apple or even spark terrorism like the Sept. 11 attacks if he becomes the city's first-ever Muslim mayor. 'NYC is about to see 9/11 2.0,' right-wing media figure Laura Loomer tweeted, adding in another post: 'There will be another 9/11 in NYC and (Zohran Mamdani) will be to blame.' Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, posted a fake photo-shopped image of the Statue of Liberty draped in a burqa, the covering worn by some observant Muslim women. 'This hits hard,' Green tweeted. Presidential son Donald Trump Jr. reposted a tweet claiming 'New Yorkers (voted) for 9/11' adding: 'New York has fallen.' Stephen Miller, the hardline deputy White House chief of staff, blamed Mamdani's win on unchecked immigration. 'NYC is the clearest warning yet of what happens to a society when it fails to control migration,' he tweeted after Mamdani's win. Mamdani, 33, has spoken openly about being the subject of Islamophobic hate speech before and during the breakthrough primary campaign that catapulted him into the national spotlight. He said in one of his first national interviews after his victory that he hopes his campaign can help Muslim New Yorkers worship as they choose and wear their faith as a badge of honor in the most diverse city in the world. 'I've spoken to many Muslims across this city who have shared their fear of having to be essentially branded a terrorist just by living in public life is one that keeps them preferring life in the shadows,' he said in an interview on MSNBC. 'This is not the way that we can have our city be. It's not the way that we can have our country be.' Trump himself has trashed Mamdani as 'a 100% communist lunatic' but so far has refrained from attacking him for his faith. 'We've had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous,' Trump wrote on his social media site. 'He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he's not very smart.' Trump has not yet endorsed anyone in the November general election. He has spoken highly of Mayor Eric Adams, who is running against Mamdani as an independent. His Justice Department dropped the corruption case against Adams in an effort to force Hizzoner to join his crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Some conservatives and big-money donors had rallied behind ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mamdani's main opponent in the primary. But Cuomo appears to be unlikely to mount an independent run in the fall after being clobbered by Mamdani this week. Republican Curtis Sliwa is another obvious choice for Trump fans to rally behind in the November vote, although he performed poorly in the 2021 general election, winning just 27% in a one-sided matchup with Adams.
The Hill
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
MAGA supporters more likely to back Iran strikes than traditional Republicans: Poll
Supporters of the MAGA movement are more likely than traditional Republicans to back the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, according to a new poll from NBC News Decision Desk and powered by SurveyMonkey. In the survey, conducted in the days after the U.S. bombed Iran, Republicans indicate broad support for the strikes — with 78 percent supporting the military intervention, including 60 percent who strongly support it. But support is even stronger among the 54 percent of Republican respondents who consider themselves 'more of a supporter of the Make America Great Again or MAGA movement' — compared to the 46 percent who consider themselves 'more of a supporter of the Republican Party.' Eighty-four percent of MAGA supporters support the strikes, including 70 percent who strongly support them. Meanwhile, 72 percent of traditional Republicans support the strikes, with 49 percent strongly supporting them. Only 7 percent of MAGA supporters oppose the strikes, including 4 percent who do so strongly; while 17 percent of traditional Republicans oppose the strikes, including 12 percent who do strongly. Ahead of President Trump's decision to bomb Iran, high-profile figures associated with the 'MAGA movement' — including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and others — came out sharply against the move, arguing military intervention was antithetical to the 'America first' movement that has energized Trump's MAGA base. But the latest poll suggests those voices might be outliers in the broader MAGA movement. A recent CBS News/YouGov poll revealed similar results — with 85 percent of Republicans overall backing the strikes, including 94 percent of those who identify as 'MAGA Republicans.' Both polls were conducted amid a rapidly evolving news cycle. While pollsters were in the field, Iran launched a limited retaliatory attack on a U.S. airbase in Qatar, and Trump later announced a ceasefire agreement had been brokered. The NBC News poll was conducted June 23-25 and included 5,448 adults. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points.
