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A conservative pundit has faced criticism after posting a cartoon targeting Zohran MamdaniDemocratic nominee for new york city Mayor, concerned over the tragic attacks of 9/11.
Mamdani, a Muslim democratic socialist, has run his campaign on a promise of affordability, promising to freeze rents on more than two million rent-stabilized tenants and make city buses free to ride if he is elected on November 4.
Tuesday morning, larry elderwho is the host we’ve got a country to save and run for president in the 2024 election before endorsing the president donald trump, shared A cartoon on the
Elder captioned the post, which has been viewed 2.1 million times: “#socialism.”
His post was strongly criticized by those who found it insensitive to the approximately 3,000 lives lost and thousands injured in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
“Jesus Christ, this is sick. I lost my friend in the North Tower on 9/11. His daughter, my granddaughter, lost her dad, who worked for Marsh & McLennan. How dare you find political comedy, pretend it’s Zorhan. I don’t even like Zorhan. It’s insulting, disgusting of you,” one X user commented At the Elders Post.
Sports broadcaster and author Roberto Abramowitz Said“Really disgusting. I had some friends who died there. But sure, try to score cheap political points by rekindling New Yorker’s nightmares.”
Another wrote,
Independent The Elders Show and Mamdani’s campaign have been reached out for comment.
There was a prominent far-right figure, Laura Loomerwho agreed with the elder’s post, Write“100%.”
Loomer, who has called himself a “proud Islamophobe” wrote After the defeat of former New York Governor Mamdani on Andrew Cuomo In democratic primary in june“Muslims destroyed NYC on 9/11 and now a Muslim communist is about to destroy the entire city forever.”
Loomer is a Trump ally who has repeatedly Called Mamdani a “communist”. Mamdani has clearly stated that he is not a communist but a democratic socialist.
the new York Times A June article described democratic socialism as “an ideology rooted in opposition to capitalism and seeking to transfer power from corporations into the hands of workers.”
Mamdani is leading in the polls against Cuomo, who is now running as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
a patriot voting survey next Last week’s mayoral debateMamdani stood with 43 percent support from the city’s registered voters, while Cuomo and Sliwa trailed with 32 and 19 percent, respectively.
