Trump's cordial Oval Office meeting with Zohran Mamdani provoked disorientation among MAGA influencers and Republican officials who had previously vilified Mamdani as a communist or jihadist. Far-right activist Laura Loomer reacted with visceral disgust, accusing Mamdani of promoting Islamic jihad and anti-American values and predicting Democratic landslides in future elections. Trump publicly softened his stance, saying Mamdani could do a very good job as mayor despite earlier threats to withhold New York funding. Republican figures including Elise Stefanik and City Councilor Inna Vernikov criticized the meeting, labeling Mamdani a jihadist or Marxist and lamenting that the meeting legitimized his views.
"Wild to allow a jihadist communist to stand behind the president's desk in the Oval Office. Sad to see, wrote far-right activist Laura Loomer, one of Trump's most fervent online backers. She returned to the theme several times. I had to drink a bottle of ginger ale today after seeing Mamdani in the Oval Office because it physically nauseates me seeing Islamic jihadists infiltrate our government and continue to get a pass to promote Islamic jihad and anti-American values with zero push back, Loomer wrote."
"We all want NYC to succeed, she wrote. But we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. If he walks like a jihadist. If he talks like a jihadist. If he campaigns like a jihadist. If he supports jihadists he's a jihadist. Inna Vernikov, a Republican New York city councillor, wrote that she was disappointed that Trump had legitimized Mamdani. We should never KOSHER a Marxist with Jihadist aligned views, she posted."
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