Trump to investigate Dem NY Mayorial candidate with eye on revoking his citizenship

[j brown's body]

"The Trump administration has raised the possibility of stripping Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York City, of his US citizenship as part of a crackdown against foreign-born citizens convicted of certain offences. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, appeared to pave the way for an investigation into Mamdani’s status after Andy Ogles, a rightwing Republican representative for Tennessee, called for his citizenship to be revoked on the grounds that he may have concealed his support for “terrorism” during the naturalization process.

At a news conference at the official unveiling of a new detention centre for immigrants in Florida’s Everglades, Trump reiterated his communist remark and referred to allegations that Mamdani had obtained his citizenship “illegally”.

“We’re going to be watching that very carefully. A lot of people are saying, he’s here illegally. We’re going to look at everything..."

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"Under his eye."

 

[Loulit01]

"A lot of people are saying," is one of Trump's tells. Your hear that, you know he's lying.

 

[Emlee]

 

[j brown's body]

Imagine having your staff pour over blank documents looking for dirt on people.

 

[Loulit01]

Where did he lie? If he was a member of The Democratic Socialists of America, it's not illegal. The organization funds candidates that run on socialist principles. It's not my thing, but it's not totalitarian and doesn't advocate violence. Therefore, it is according to the 1st Amendment, perfectly legal.

All this assumes he was in fact a member.

 

[Nickyjo]

So Bernie Sanders and all those democratic socialist in Europe are really communists?

 

[j brown's body]

Where did he lie? If he was a member of The Democratic Socialists of America, it's not illegal. The organization funds candidates that run on socialist principles. It's not my thing, but it's not totalitarian and doesn't advocate violence. Therefore, it is according to the 1st Amendment, perfectly legal.

All this assumes he was in fact a member.

Its at least political fodder, and its an example of the Trump administration's effort to (a.) always have an existential threat and (b.) get the public used to investigations.