In a shocking attack on New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Vice President JD Vance has slammed the Democrat and socialist over his recent comments about the 9/11 attacks. Vance took to social media to criticize Mamdani's remarks, which he claimed reduced the tragic event to a personal anecdote.
In a clip from a Friday campaign event, Mamdani said that "the real victim of 9/11" was his auntie who allegedly faced racist treatment after wearing her hijab. However, Vance took this comment out of context and made it seem like Mamdani was saying the real victims were Muslim Americans.
Vance's tweet seemed to suggest that Mamdani was insensitive to the victims of 9/11, but it also drew criticism from many for being tone-deaf and divisive. Some argued that Vance's response was an attempt to deflect attention from his own party's record on issues like Islamophobia.
The backlash against Vance came quickly, with many calling out his tweet as a classic example of "gaslighting" – where someone attempts to manipulate public opinion by portraying themselves as the victim rather than the perpetrator.
Meanwhile, Cuomo's comments were widely condemned by many who felt that he was using Islamophobic rhetoric to undermine Mamdani's candidacy.
As early voting gets underway in New York City, it remains to be seen how the controversy surrounding Mamdani will impact his campaign.
In a clip from a Friday campaign event, Mamdani said that "the real victim of 9/11" was his auntie who allegedly faced racist treatment after wearing her hijab. However, Vance took this comment out of context and made it seem like Mamdani was saying the real victims were Muslim Americans.
Vance's tweet seemed to suggest that Mamdani was insensitive to the victims of 9/11, but it also drew criticism from many for being tone-deaf and divisive. Some argued that Vance's response was an attempt to deflect attention from his own party's record on issues like Islamophobia.
The backlash against Vance came quickly, with many calling out his tweet as a classic example of "gaslighting" – where someone attempts to manipulate public opinion by portraying themselves as the victim rather than the perpetrator.
Meanwhile, Cuomo's comments were widely condemned by many who felt that he was using Islamophobic rhetoric to undermine Mamdani's candidacy.
As early voting gets underway in New York City, it remains to be seen how the controversy surrounding Mamdani will impact his campaign.
Vance took a huge swing at Mamdani and now he's the one who needs to answer for being tone deaf 
I feel like Vance is trying to change the narrative to make himself look good, but it backfired big time 
the whole "gaslighting" thing really hits home here, and Cuomo's comments were straight up Islamophobic, no need to sugarcoat it 
anyway, this controversy is definitely gonna affect Mamdani's campaign, I'm curious to see how he'll come out of this one 
and vance just went full on gaslighting mode, it's wild how quickly people call him out for it 
but seriously, can we pls focus on real issues instead of throwing shade at each other over 9/11? like what about the real problems facing new york city 
and how is this affecting the voting process? so much drama surrounding a single tweet 
and I'm worried about the impact on Mamdani's campaign. Can't we all just talk about these issues without turning it into a smear fest? 
90% of people who reported Islamophobic incidents in 2022 were white folks 
and btw, did you know that NYC's Muslim population is growing at a rate 3 times faster than the national average? 
might wanna fact-check before jumping to conclusions 
. Mamdani's auntie's story might be heartbreaking, but Vance's response was more like a distraction tactic – trying to shift attention away from his own party's history of Islamophobia 
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. Vance's tweet was a major misfire and he really needs to work on his fact-checking skills 
. It's not like Mamdani said something ignorant, but Vance took it outta context and ran with it 
. And now it's all about deflecting attention from the real issues, like Islamophobia in politics 
. I don't think Cuomo's comments were needed to be said either 
. Can we just focus on voting for whoever has the best policies instead of resorting to drama? 
like what even is the deal with this? 
