{"id":2513361,"date":"2025-11-21T18:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T23:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-mamdani-is-not-a-jihadist-despite-stefanik-attacks\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T18:17:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T23:17:55","slug":"trump-says-mamdani-is-not-a-jihadist-despite-stefanik-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-mamdani-is-not-a-jihadist-despite-stefanik-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Mamdani is not a &#8216;jihadist&#8217; despite Stefanik attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-mamdani-is-not-a-jihadist-despite-stefanik-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2513361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent meeting with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House. Trump disagreed with Rep. Elise Stefanik&#8217;s characterization of Mamdani as a &#8220;jihadist,&#8221; describing Mamdani rather as a &#8220;vrey rational person&#8221; who wants to improve new York City. This marked a notable change in tone for trump, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously criticized mamdani<\/a> during the mayoral race.Stefanik, a Republican running for New york governor, strongly condemned Mamdani for his pro-Palestinian views adn continued to assert her accusation despite Trump&#8217;s more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cruz-shreds-democrats-push-for-red-flag-laws-as-a-way-to-open-the-door-to-comprehensive-gun-control\/\" title=\"WATCH: Cruz Shreds Democrats\u2019 Push For Red Flag Laws \u2018As A Way To Open The Door To Comprehensive Gun Control\u2019\">respectful approach<\/a>.Mamdani, a Muslim lawmaker and critic of israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has sparked controversy for his stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict. The meeting between Trump and mamdani was described as cordial, with Trump expressing a desire to support Mamdani&#8217;s success as mayor. Meanwhile, governor Kathy Hochul&#8217;s campaign criticized Stefanik, accusing her of political opportunism and highlighting the rift between Stefanik&#8217;s confrontational approach and Trump&#8217;s more conciliatory tone.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump downplays Stefanik branding Mamdani a &lsquo;jihadist&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2406297\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> disagreed with Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elise-stefanik\/\">Elise Stefanik<\/a>&lsquo;s (R-NY) calling New York Mayor-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> a &ldquo;jihadist&rdquo; during the pair&rsquo;s first meeting at the White House on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. President Republican, Elise Stefanik has campaigned multiple times by calling Zohran Mamdani a jihadist. Do you think you&rsquo;re standing next to a jihadist right now in the Oval Office?&rdquo; a reporter asked Trump. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3895470\/mamdani-sidesteps-house-vote-socialism-focus-very-little-resolutions\/\">Mamdani sidesteps House vote against socialism: &#8216;I focus very little on resolutions&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893452\/trump-trades-attacks-praise-mamdani-oval-office-meeting\/\">Trump trades in attacks for praise as he hosts Mamdani in remarkably respectful Oval Office meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3894799\/trump-two-court-wins-immigration-enforcement-chicago-awaits-troop-deployment-ruling\/\">Trump notches two court wins for immigration enforcement in Chicago but awaits troop deployment ruling<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;No, I don&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Trump responded. &ldquo;But she&rsquo;s out there campaigning, and you say things sometimes in a campaign; she&rsquo;s a very capable person.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The comments were an about-face for Trump, who has repeatedly taken to social media to attack Mamdani as bad for New York throughout the mayoral race. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You really have to ask her about that,&rdquo; Trump said, referring to Stefanik. &ldquo;I met with a man who&rsquo;s a very rational person. met with a man who &hellip; really wants to see New York be great again. And I can say again, because New York was great.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, a Jewish Republican running for New York governor, has<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/1981033005448675605?s=20\"> slammed<\/a> Mamdani as a &ldquo;jihadist&rdquo; for his views on the Israel-Hamas conflict. She later pushed back against Trump&rsquo;s praise of Mamdani. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We all want NYC to succeed. But we&rsquo;ll have to agree to disagree on this one,&rdquo; Stefanik said in a statement. &ldquo;If he walks like a jihadist, if he talks like a jihadist, if he campaigns like a jihadist, if he supports jihadists, he&rsquo;s a jihadist. And he&rsquo;s&nbsp;Kathy Hochul&rsquo;s jihadist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, a Muslim lawmaker, is unabashedly pro-Palestinian and a critic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mamdani has said he would honor the International Criminal Court&rsquo;s arrest warrant for Netanyahu if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-indian-prime-minister-visits-the-white-house-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Indian prime minister visits the ... - Washington Examiner\">prime minister visits<\/a> New York, to the ire of staunch Israel supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY)&rsquo;s campaign slammed Stefanik in the aftermath of Trump&rsquo;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The entire country just watched Donald Trump throw Elise Stefanik under the bus the same way she&rsquo;s been throwing New Yorkers under the bus for years,&rdquo; said Sarafina Chitika, communications director for the campaign. &ldquo;In one breath, Trump nuked her opening argument and told every New Yorker listening that she&rsquo;s only playing politics. We haven&rsquo;t seen Stefanik take an L this big since Trump crushed her dreams of joining his administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893452\/trump-trades-attacks-praise-mamdani-oval-office-meeting\/\">TRUMP TRADES IN ATTACKS FOR PRAISE AS HE HOSTS MAMDANI IN REMARKABLY RESPECTFUL OVAL OFFICE MEETING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893452\/trump-trades-attacks-praise-mamdani-oval-office-meeting\/\">first meeting between Trump and Mamdani<\/a> was cordial and respectful. The president repeatedly said he wants Mamdani to succeed as mayor despite his repeated attacks against Mamdani as a &ldquo;communist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a man that right now, I think, is focused on New York City,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I really think he has a chance to do a great job. We&rsquo;re going to help him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump rejects Stefanik&#8217;s &#8216;jihadist&#8217; label for Mamdani<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2513362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25325757987494.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13561,56552,38163,3973,3634],"class_list":["post-2513361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jihadist","tag-mamdani","tag-political-attacks","tag-stefanik","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25325757987494.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2513361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513365,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513361\/revisions\/2513365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}