Kirsten Gillibrand apologizes to Zohran Mamdani over ‘jihad’ claim

New York senator had claimed that Democratic nominee for mayor had made ‘references to global jihad’

The New York Democratic senator Kirsten Gillibrand has apologized to Zohran Mamdani, the party nominee for New York City mayor, for comments she made claiming that Mamdani had made “references to global jihad”.

“Gillibrand apologized for mischaracterizing Mamdani’s record and for her tone on the call,” according to a readout of a phone call between Gillibrand and Mamdani that was obtained by Politico.

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