New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces mounting scandal as his wife’s resurfaced social media posts reveal praise for US-designated terrorists and use of racial slurs, raising alarms about radical influences in city leadership.
Story Snapshot
- Washington Free Beacon links Rama Duwaji to Tumblr and X posts from her teens praising PFLP hijacker Leila Khaled and militant Shadia Abu Ghazaleh.
- Posts include N-word slur (2013), anti-US military rants (2015), and claims Tel Aviv “shouldn’t exist” (2017).
- Duwaji previously liked posts celebrating October 7, 2023, Hamas attack and denying sexual violence reports.
- Mamdani, a Democratic socialist Israel critic, distances wife from City Hall roles amid political backlash.
Resurfaced Posts Expose Radical Content
Washington Free Beacon investigation identified Rama Duwaji’s old Tumblr and X accounts using usernames, bios, images, and facial recognition. In 2013, at age 15, she used the N-word in a post: “Helllll yeah, n**a. Super duper genius excuse you.” By 2015, she reposted content slamming US troops for “fightin in imperialist wars,” accusing them of civilian slaughter for American hegemony, and blaming white people for al Qaeda. These revelations hit after Mamdani’s mayoral inauguration, spotlighting his swift rise from state assembly.
Praise for Designated Terrorists
In September 2017, at age 19, Duwaji shared a Leila Khaled image quoting her readiness for death in the cause, reposted praise for PFLP militant Shadia Abu Ghazaleh, called Tel Aviv occupiers on X, and posted a Bangladeshi stamp saluting Palestinian freedom fighters. PFLP, responsible for hijackings like TWA Flight 840 in 1969 and El Al Flight 219 in 1970, remains a US-designated terror group. This contrasts Mamdani’s public condemnation of Hamas via spokesperson as a horrific war crime.
Prior October 7 Controversy
Before the Free Beacon report, New York Post exposed Duwaji liking Instagram posts celebrating the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack and labeling sexual violence reports a mass rape hoax. Mamdani’s team affirmed his stance against the attack. Duwaji, 28 and unaffiliated with City Hall, offered no response to inquiries. Accounts now inactive, the story amplifies in polarized New York with its large Jewish and Muslim communities.
Political Backlash and Implications
Media outlets like India Today, The Express, Times of Israel, and AllSides republished details in mid-March 2026, questioning media shielding of Mamdani. Conservative sources frame posts as deliberate militancy, not youthful errors, given PFLP’s terror status. Short-term, backlash threatens Mamdani’s approval amid elections; long-term, it risks labeling him extremist-linked, straining Democratic alliances and Jewish donor ties. No formal investigations launched.
Sources:
Mamdani’s wife linked to slur, pro-militant posts in resurfaced accounts: Report
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