GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York called Zohran Mamdani a ‘jihadist’
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U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, an Empire State Republican, called Democratic Big Apple mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a “jihadist.”
“I call Zohran Mamdani a jihadist because that’s what he is. Zohran Mamdani is a virulent anti-Semite. Mamdani is the definition of a jihadist because he supports Hamas terrorists, and he did so just yesterday when he refused to call on Hamas terrorists to lay down their weapons — the same Hamas terrorist group that massacred civilians, including New Yorkers, on October 7, 2023,” the congressman said. requested.
Fox News Digital emailed Mamdani’s campaign requesting comment from the New York City mayoral candidate.
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Left: US Ambassador to the United Nations Elise Stefanik during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington DC on February 26, 2025; Right: New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani visits “The Story of Martha MacCallum” at Fox News Channel Studios in New York City on October 15, 2025. (Left: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Right: John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Fox News Channel’s Martha MacCallum asked Mamdani in an interview earlier this week whether he believed Hamas should lay down its arms and leave its leadership in Gaza.
Mamdani called for peace between Israel and Palestine.
But MacCallum pressed him again on the issue.
“But you won’t say that Hamas should lay down its weapons and give up leadership in Gaza?” he asked.
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“I have no idea about the future of Hamas and Israel, other than the issue of justice and security and the fact that everything must comply with international law,” he said.
Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen of New York referred to Mamdani as the “pro-Hamas Zohran.” claiming He said he was “unfit to hold any office in the United States.”
But during Thursday’s mayoral debate, when pressed about his comments and asked what he believes about Hamas, New York State assemblywoman Mamdani said: in question“Of course I believe they should lay down their weapons.”
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Mamdani describes himself as a “Democratic Socialist” in the biography section of his X account.
