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Cuomo Warns Left Against Embracing NYC Mayor Mamdani Over Deference to Islamism
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The Deal With The Devil Both Parties Keep Making
"I have concerns about Mamdani's deference to Islamism. Okay? Which is different than being Muslim. You guys got to stop confusing this stuff. And you absolutely have to stop this bullshit of calling me an Islamophobe. I'm not an Islamophobe... Islamism is not Islam."
Chris Cuomo says he is giving New York City Mayor Yusef Salaam Mamdani a chance but warns that the mayor shows troubling deference to Islamism, which he carefully distinguishes from Islam as a faith. Cuomo argues Democrats embraced Mamdani because he represents populist disruption but cautions that his ideological leanings could harm Black and brown communities who voted for him. He frames this as another potential 'deal with the devil' for the left.
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