GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama added his voice to the refrain of bigots lamenting<\/span> <\/span>the recent election<\/a> of Democrat Zohran Mamdani as New York Metropolis\u2019s subsequent mayor.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re in a distinct nation, Steve. This can be a totally different time. We simply noticed what occurred in New York, we misplaced New York, will probably be fully Muslim in three or 4 years\u2014that\u2019s what they need,\u201d<\/span> <\/span>he said<\/a> Friday on former Trump aide and <\/span>conspiracy theorist<\/a> Steve Bannon\u2019s podcast.<\/span><\/p>\n Tuberville\u2019s assertion assumes that it\u2019s someway <\/span>a nasty factor<\/em> if there are lots of Muslim individuals in New York. To be clear, america is a nation the place<\/span> <\/span>the First Amendment<\/a>\u2014which he swore to defend in Congress\u2014protects freedom of faith and the place<\/span> <\/span>at least 4.5 million<\/a> Muslim individuals stay, greater than 724,000 of which stay within the state of New York.<\/span><\/p>\n This type of rhetoric is par for the course for Tuberville, who earlier this yr<\/span> <\/span>defended<\/a> political smears in opposition to the <\/span>assassinated<\/a> Minnesota Democrats and<\/span> <\/span>celebrated<\/a> federal brokers <\/span>roughing up<\/a> Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California.<\/span><\/p>\n However Tuberville isn\u2019t alone in his meltdown over Mamdani\u2019s win.<\/span><\/p>\n Grocery store chain proprietor and billionaire John Catsimatidis, who <\/span>threatened<\/a> to maneuver his shops out of New York if Mamdani received, mentioned after the race that he\u2019s seeking to relocate to \u201cpleasant states\u201d like Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n Equally, Barstool Sports activities founder Dave Portnoy, who has<\/span> <\/span>faced accusations<\/a> of selling misogyny and sexual harassment,<\/span> <\/span>said<\/a> earlier than the election that he hated Mamdani and would transfer his enterprise operations out of New York if he received.<\/span><\/p>\n And in an look on Fox Enterprise, \u201cShark Tank\u201d panelist and millionaire Kevin O\u2019Leary <\/span>lamented<\/a> that Mamdani hasn\u2019t known as him again but to debate his deliberate coverage on actual property.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI and others who spend money on actual property have tried to get a gathering to determine what’s rhetoric and what’s coverage. To this point for me it has been crickets,\u201d O\u2019Leary whined.<\/span><\/p>\n And unsurprisingly, conspiracy theorist and <\/span>Trump adviser<\/a> Laura Loomer<\/span> <\/span>said<\/a> that the win was an indication of \u201cIslamic takeover of America,\u201d whereas Rep. Randy Effective of Florida mentioned that \u201cNew York Metropolis has fallen.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the meantime, Fox Information<\/span> <\/span>characterized<\/a> Mamdani\u2019s victory as \u201cthe tip of the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n However in the actual world, away from right-wing hate and fearmongering, Mamdani<\/span> <\/span>announced<\/a> the formation of his transition workforce and his plan to guard New Yorkers from ICE\u2019s <\/span>abusive tactics<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Zohran](\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.dailykos.com\/images\/1496097\/large\/AP25309168330334.jpg?1762364724\" "\\"Zohran")