But it didn’t stop there – others in the Republican Party took a darker turn.
On Oct. 29, Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles issued a news release calling for Mamdani to be investigated and stripped of his U.S. citizenship.
“If Mamdani lied on his naturalisation documents, he doesn’t get to be a citizen, and he certainly doesn’t get to run for mayor of New York City,” Ogles wrote.
“A great American city is on the precipice of being run by a communist who has publicly embraced a terroristic ideology. The American naturalization system requires any alignments with communism or terrorist activities to be disclosed. I’m doubtful he disclosed them. If this is confirmed, put him on the first flight back to Uganda,” wrote Ogles, whose attacks against the mayor-elect have not stopped.
But legal experts quickly pushed back. As PolitiFact reported, there is “no credible evidence that Mamdani lied on his citizenship application,” and “denaturalization, the process of revoking a person’s citizenship, can be done only by judicial order.”
In other words, partisan outrage is not enough.
‘Get through all of us’
As Mamdani prepares to take office, it’s clear that it won’t be a political honeymoon. Instead, he’s stepping into power amid growing threats, media scrutiny, and right-wing fury. But if his response so far is any indication, he’s not stepping back.
“To get to any of us,” Mamdani said on election night, “you will have to get through all of us.”
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