‘Blatant Islamophobic racism’: Democrats blast GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville over publish linking NYC’s Muslim Mayor to 9/11 | EUROtoday
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Senator Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, was eviscerated on social media after he shared a publish linking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to the September 11 terror assaults.
Mamdani is a Muslim, and was photographed breaking his Ramadan quick with New Yorkers at City Hall. On Thursday, Tuberville shared a picture from an excessive right-wing social media account referred to as “End Wokeness” that confirmed a picture of Mamdani breaking his Ramadan quick subsequent to a picture of the 9/11 assaults. The account included the caption “Less than 25 years apart.”
Tuberville added his personal commentary to the picture, saying “the enemy is inside the gates.”
Democrats defending Mamdani descended on the previous faculty soccer coach-turned-senator and denounced his racist publish.
“Senator Tuberville’s post on Mayor Mamdani is nothing less than blatant Islamophobic racism,” Senator Bernie Sanders wrote. “Not only should Tuberville apologize, but the Republican leadership should strongly condemn this kind of ugly behavior. We must fight racism of all kinds, not condone it.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom was a bit much less diplomatic.
“Tommy Tuberville proves to the world that a football hitting your head can turn you into a racist piece of s***. Congrats, Tommy,” he wrote on X.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand referred to as the publish “disgraceful and unbecoming of a senator” and demanded Tuberville delete it, whereas Senator Raphael Warnock tried to attraction to their shared Christian religion.
“No, Senator. Bigotry is the enemy inside. It sickens the soul that carries it and corrupts the nation that embraces it,” Warnock wrote on X. “Brother, as my Christian faith and yours teaches, LOVE is the only way.”
Senator Chris Murphy posted a video replying to the message, calling it “vicious,” “racist,” and calling Tuberville “broken.”
“I just saw this vicious racist post by my colleague Tommy Tuberville about Mayor Mamdani. How broken a human being do you have to be to post something like this?” he stated. “The fact that the Republican Party has allowed into its mainstream vicious, overt racists like Senator Tuberville says a lot about this party. I just want you to know that there’s going to be more of this s***.”
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group, referred to as Tuberville a “coward” for allegedly refusing to fulfill with Alabama Muslims.
“Reminder: Alabama Muslims have spent over a year offering to privately meet with @SenTuberville and answer any tough questions he wants to ask. He has never done so b/c he’s not only an un-American bigot desperate to resurrect the ghost of George Wallace,” CAIR wrote on X. “He’s also a coward.”
Mamdani replied to the publish however didn’t swing again at Tuberville.
“Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers,” he wrote in a social media reply.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, often fast to fireside again at Republican bigotry, merely shared Mamdani’s message with out remark.
Tuberville had his personal refrain of assist on social media. Republican Congressman Brandon Gill from Texas posted one other picture of Mamdani consuming in City Hall and commented “stomach churning. Truly repulsive.”
Republican Congressman Andy Ogles shared one among Tuberville’s posts during which he rails in opposition to “Radical Islamists” and stated “I’m a Tommy Tuberville Conservative.”
Tuberville posted via many of the backlash, insisting that “radical” Islam — which his personal publish suggests consists of merely celebrating Ramadan — is a “CULT” and that “Islamists” are “the enemy.”
“To be clear, I didn’t suggest Islamists are the enemy. I said it plainly,” Tuberville wrote in response to a Politico headline.
After Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Tuberville of peddling “mindless hate” and being an Islamophobe, Tuberville started posting about “sharia law” and insisted he would not be silenced.
“Calling Radical Islam out for being a CULT doesn’t make you an ‘Islamophobe.’ Radical Islamists chant ‘death to America’ and would love to see every Christian and Jew murdered. Under Sharia Law, if you are not a Muslim, you are the ENEMY. Under Sharia Law, minorities are PERSECUTED. Under Sharia Law, women are SOLD, RAPED, and TRAFFICKED,” he wrote on X.
He continued, insisting that “radical Islam is NOT compatible with the Constitution and has NO PLACE IN AMERICA. I won’t be silenced about this.”
Schumer responded in protection of Mamdani’s Ramadan celebration.
“Our Declaration of Independence says it best: ‘ALL men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. That among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,'” he wrote. “In this case that means hosting an Iftar Ramadan meal celebrated with the man who was chosen by a strong majority of New York voters, @ZohranKMamdani. That is called AMERICAN democracy. And trust me, nobody is silencing you – you never stop running your mouth.”
The Independent has requested remark from Senate Republicans and Tuberville’s workplace.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tommy-tuberville-zohran-mamdani-terror-muslim-racist-b2937681.html